Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
|
7,365,011 |
7,365,011 |
| 1990 |
|
7,730,188 |
7,730,188 |
| 2000 |
|
8,414,350 |
8,414,350 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
|
8,682,661 |
8,682,661 |
More information on New Jersey population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
|
48,146 |
48,146 |
| 2007 |
|
49,511 |
49,511 |
| Percent change |
|
5.7 |
5.7 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
|
59,067 |
59,067 |
| 2007 |
|
59,210 |
59,210 |
| Percent change |
|
0.5 |
0.5 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
|
9.5 |
9.5 |
| 1989 |
|
7.6 |
7.6 |
| 1999 |
|
8.5 |
8.5 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
|
8.5 |
8.5 |
More information on New Jersey poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
|
32.6 |
32.6 |
| 1990 |
|
23.3 |
23.3 |
| 2000 |
|
17.9 |
17.9 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
|
35.9 |
35.9 |
| 1990 |
|
31.1 |
31.1 |
| 2000 |
|
29.4 |
29.4 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
|
13.2 |
13.2 |
| 1990 |
|
20.7 |
20.7 |
| 2000 |
|
22.9 |
22.9 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
|
18.3 |
18.3 |
| 1990 |
|
24.9 |
24.9 |
| 2000 |
|
29.8 |
29.8 |
More information on New Jersey education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
4,718,197 |
4,747,096 |
4,707,863 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
856,909 |
805,682 |
733,450 |
| Percent of total land area |
18.2 |
17.0 |
15.6 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
612,919 |
547,668 |
488,697 |
| Percent of total farmland |
71.5 |
68.0 |
66.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
11.1 |
10.4 |
8.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
15.2 |
17.5 |
19.3 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
498,912 |
444,670 |
415,542 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
137,050 |
150,029 |
131,312 |
| Percent of total farmland |
16.0 |
18.6 |
17.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
10.8 |
10.3 |
8.7 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
35,356 |
41,579 |
54,007 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.1 |
5.2 |
7.4 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
71,584 |
66,406 |
59,434 |
| Percent of total farmland |
8.4 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
2,671 |
2,605 |
5,976 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
85 |
81 |
71 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
81.3 |
82.9 |
85.3 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
15.2 |
13.6 |
11.8 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
2.4 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
63.3 |
71.0 |
67.3 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
19.8 |
14.5 |
17.1 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.1 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
8.9 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
7,645 |
7,990 |
8,351 |
| Percent of total |
76.1 |
80.5 |
80.9 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
1,694 |
1,345 |
1,366 |
| Percent of total |
16.9 |
13.6 |
13.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
706 |
589 |
610 |
| Percent of total |
7.0 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
8,454 |
8,578 |
8,679 |
| Percent of total |
84.2 |
86.4 |
84.0 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
742 |
598 |
726 |
| Percent of total |
7.4 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
678 |
576 |
726 |
| Percent of total |
6.7 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
84 |
103 |
103 |
| Percent of total |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
87 |
69 |
93 |
| Percent of total |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.2 |
55.1 |
57.1 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
41.9 |
52.3 |
44.8 |
| Men |
8,444 |
8,002 |
8,066 |
| Women |
1,601 |
1,922 |
2,261 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
10,300 |
10,300 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
913,249 |
937,965 |
| + Final animal output |
182,053 |
178,694 |
| + Services and forestry |
197,104 |
205,985 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
1,292,406 |
1,322,644 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
508,313 |
520,267 |
| + Net government transactions |
-57,907 |
-69,264 |
| = Gross value added |
726,187 |
733,113 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
119,025 |
124,757 |
| |
| = Net value added |
607,162 |
608,356 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
269,587 |
245,287 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
253,337 |
242,574 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-24,619 |
-36,476 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
40,869 |
39,189 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
337,575 |
363,069 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
|
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
460,265 |
41.2 |
2.9 |
| 2. Horses/mules |
85,000 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
| 3. Blueberries |
81,990 |
7.3 |
13.8 |
| 4. Chicken eggs |
41,590 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
| 5. Corn |
38,896 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
| |
| All commodities |
1,117,634 |
|
0.3 |
| |
More information on New Jersey's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
16 |
164.2 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
13 |
33.8 |
| 3. Vegetables and preparations |
21 |
22.9 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
40 |
22.6 |
| 5. Soybeans and products |
29 |
17.1 |
| |
| Overall rank |
39 |
308.2 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Cumberland County |
15.9 |
156,939 |
| 2. Atlantic County |
13.0 |
128,339 |
| 3. Monmouth County |
10.7 |
105,413 |
| 4. Gloucester County |
9.5 |
93,883 |
| 5. Burlington County |
8.7 |
86,302 |
| |
| State total |
|
986,885 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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