Choose New Jersey Announces Tim Crouch as Organization's Chief Strategy Officer

Mercer County

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TOTAL POPULATION

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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LABOR FORCE

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Hamilton Twp 91,605
2 Trenton 90,457
3 Ewing Twp 37,402
4 Lawrence Twp 33,016
5 East Windsor 29,823
6 West Windsor 29,447

Source: US Census Bureau July 2021

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 Princeton University Higher Education
2 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
3 Bank of America Banking and Finance
4 Amazon Distribution and Warehousing
5 Capital Health Systems Inc. Hospitals, General Medical & Surgical
6 NJM Insurance Company Insurance
7 Educational Testing Service Services
8 McGraw-Hill Co's Inc Publishing and Information
9 Pharmanet Development Group Inc Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
10 RWJ University Hospital Gen Med/Surgical Hospital

Source: Zoominfo and Dunn & Bradstreet. 2023

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 60
2 Black 21
3 Hispanic (of all races) 18
4 Asian 12
5 Other 4

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 18 21
2 18-24 11
3 25-54 39
4 55-64 13
5 65+ 15

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE Percentage
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 90
4 Associates Degree 6
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 45
6 Post-graduate studies 21

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 Princeton University 4 Yr 5,548 3,157
2 The College of New Jersey 4 Yr 6,959 630
3 Thomas Edison State University 4 Yr 8,754 967
4 Rider University 4 Yr 3,232 1,033
5 Mercer County CC 2 Yr 6,205 0

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed; Princeton University; Rider University

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USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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COMMUTER
RAIL LINES

Source: NJ Transit

MILEAGE TO AIRPORTS

wdt_ID Airport Miles
1 Newark International Airport 46
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 70
3 LaGuardia Airport 75
4 Philadelphia International Airport 47
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 7
6 Atlantic City International Airport 74
7 Teterboro Airport 61

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID Port Miles
1 Port Newark-Elizabeth 50

TAXES

wdt_ID Tax Percent
1 Corporate Income Tax (Single Sales Factor) 6.5% to 11.5% (for incomes over $1M)
2 Personal Income Tax 1.4% to 10.75% (for incomes over $1M)
3 Sales and Use Tax 6.625% (3.3125% in UEZs)
4 Gross Receipts Tax None
5 Franchise Tax None
6 Personal Property Tax None
7 Real Property Tax No state property tax
8 Fuel Tax 41.40 cents per gallon
*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022. Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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Director of Research & Strategic Partnerships