Mercer County, New Jersey
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services: PO Box 360, Trenton
Population:
- Total Population: 350,761
- Males: 170,161
- Females: 180,600
Ethnicity:
- White: 225,079
- Black/African American: 67,328
- Hispanic: 34,140
- Native American/Eskimo: 488
- Asian: 17,363
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 79
- Other: 590
- 2 or more: 5,694
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (262,335)
- Spanish (29,165)
- Italian (4,415)
- Polish (3,550)
- Chinese (3,320)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 48,659
- Guatemala (5,279)
- India (4,339)
- Poland (2,441)
- Haiti (1,980)
- Italy (1,873)
- Ecuador (1,870)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1,862)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (109,306)
- Muslim Estimate (11,673)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (9,904)
- Jewish Estimate (9,100)
- Episcopal Church (6,827)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 97,399
- Sensory: 7,905
- Physical: 22,294
- Mental: 12,861
- Self-care: 8,194
- Go outside home: 21,321
- Employment: 23,602
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 2,506
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 125,807
- Utility gas: 87,902
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,681
- Electricity: 11,625
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 23,425
- Coal or Coke: 22
- Wood: 131
- Solar Energy: 27
- Other fuel: 626
- No fuel used: 368
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 222,249
- No vehicle: 22,666
- 1 or more vehicle: 199,583
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,951
- No High School: 11,647
- Some High School: 28,407
- High School: 59,141
- Some College: 39,094
- Associate's Degree: 12,393
- College Degree: 42,680
- Master's Degree: 22,491
- Professional Degree: 6,478
- Doctoral Degree: 6,857
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 125,807
- Owners with phone: 83,922
- Owners without phone: 403
- Renters with phone: 39,352
- Renters without phone: 2,130
10 closest counties:
- Burlington County, New Jersey
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Somerset County, New Jersey
- Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Camden County, New Jersey
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Union County, New Jersey
- Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Ocean County, New Jersey
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
08520, 08525, 08534, 08540, 08541, 08542, 08543, 08544, 08550, 08560, 08561, 08601, 08602, 08603, 08604, 08605, 08606, 08607, 08608, 08609, 08610, 08611, 08618, 08619, 08620, 08625, 08628, 08629, 08638, 08645, 08646, 08647, 08648, 08650, 08666, 08677, 08690, 08691, 08695
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WNJS (524 TV) TRENTON, NJ
- WNJN (686 TV) TRENTON, NJ
- WNJT (698 TV) TRENTON, NJ
- WNJB (734 TV) TRENTON, NJ
- WNJS-FM (88.1 FM) TRENTON, NJ
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- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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