| People QuickFacts | Gloucester County | New Jersey |
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 | Population, 2003 estimate | 266,962 | 8,638,396 |
| | Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 | 4.8% | 2.7% |
| | Population, 2000 | 254,673 | 8,414,350 |
| | Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 10.7% | 8.6% |
| | Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 6.6% | 6.7% |
| | Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 26.4% | 24.8% |
| | Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 11.7% | 13.2% |
| | Female persons, percent, 2000 | 51.6% | 51.5% |
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| | White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 87.1% | 72.6% |
| | Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 9.1% | 13.6% |
| | American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| | Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 1.5% | 5.7% |
| | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | Z | Z |
| | Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.9% | 5.4% |
| | Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| | White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 | 85.7% | 66.0% |
| | Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) | 2.6% | 13.3% |
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| | Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 | 65.4% | 59.8% |
| | Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 3.4% | 17.5% |
| | Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 6.5% | 25.5% |
| | High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 84.3% | 82.1% |
| | Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 22.0% | 29.8% |
| | Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 39,385 | 1,389,811 |
| | Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 28.0 | 30.0 |
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| | Housing units, 2002 | 98,198 | 3,372,572 |
| | Homeownership rate, 2000 | 79.9% | 65.6% |
| | Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 16.8% | 36.1% |
| | Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $120,100 | $170,800 |
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| | Households, 2000 | 90,717 | 3,064,645 |
| | Persons per household, 2000 | 2.75 | 2.68 |
| | Median household income, 1999 | $54,273 | $55,146 |
| | Per capita money income, 1999 | $22,708 | $27,006 |
| | Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 6.2% | 8.5% |
| Business QuickFacts | Gloucester County | New Jersey |
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| | Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 | 5,742 | 234,558 |
| | Private nonfarm employment, 2001 | 79,874 | 3,622,788 |
| | Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| | Nonemployer establishments, 2000 | 12,469 | 482,699 |
| | Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) | 6,882,840 | 97,060,800 |
| | Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) | 2,441,735 | 79,914,892 |
| | Retail sales per capita, 1997 | $9,929 | $9,922 |
| | Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 9.4% | 15.6% |
| | Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 26.7% | 23.7% |
| | Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 | 1,802 | 30,441 |
| | Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) | 1,049,545 | 50,673,011 |
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