A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Puerto Rico & New Jersey

MEASUREPUERTO RICONEW JERSEYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count3,203,295Outside state ranking9,500,851#11 of 50 states−6,297,556
Housing units ↗Reported count1,598,159Outside state ranking3,761,229#11 of 50 states−2,163,070
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count374,354Outside state ranking272,488#19 of 50 states+101,866
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$580Outside state ranking$1,800#44 of 50 states−$1,220
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,213,487Outside state ranking4,867,170#11 of 50 states−3,653,683
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count111,971Outside state ranking278,179#7 of 50 states−166,208
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,476Outside state ranking10,877#27 of 50 states−7,401
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,467,577Outside state ranking2,554,260#11 of 50 states−1,086,683
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count12,128Outside state ranking464,486#3 of 50 states−452,358
Residents working from home ↗Reported count70,638Outside state ranking644,549#12 of 50 states−573,911
Mean commute time ↗Minutes28.6 minOutside state ranking31.9 min#48 of 50 states−3.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$27,213Outside state ranking$104,294#2 of 50 states−$77,081
Per capita income ↗Dollars$18,766Outside state ranking$53,818#5 of 50 states−$35,052
Mean household income ↗Dollars$43,218Outside state ranking$143,216#2 of 50 states−$99,998
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count559,700Outside state ranking322,338#13 of 50 states+237,362
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count577,803Outside state ranking1,139,619#11 of 50 states−561,816
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count209,879Outside state ranking883,765#12 of 50 states−673,886
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count5,974Outside state ranking163,556#11 of 50 states−157,582
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count33,138Outside state ranking73,769#13 of 50 states−40,631
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count2,997,760Outside state ranking8,686,417#11 of 50 states−5,688,657
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count178,626Outside state ranking727,278#11 of 50 states−548,652
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,215,202Outside state ranking6,635,152#11 of 50 states−5,419,950
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,982,840Outside state ranking3,105,695#11 of 50 states−1,122,855
Private wage workers ↗Reported count864,745Outside state ranking3,926,768#11 of 50 states−3,062,023
Government workers ↗Reported count212,744Outside state ranking685,127#12 of 50 states−472,383
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count135,352Outside state ranking247,025#11 of 50 states−111,673
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count22,654Outside state ranking4,702,409#16 of 50 states−4,679,755
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,589Outside state ranking1,156,409#16 of 50 states−1,153,820
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count0Outside state ranking6,875#38 of 50 states−6,875
Asian population ↗Reported count2,015Outside state ranking1,001,552#4 of 50 states−999,537
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count3,167,325Outside state ranking2,229,464#7 of 50 states+937,861

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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