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

Union 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 Elizabeth 135,407
2 Union 65,638
3 Plainfield 54,936
4 Linden 43,594
5 Westfield 30,754
6 Rahway 29,911

Source: US Census July 2021

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 Fiserv Financial Services
2 DSV US Transportation
3 Nokia of America Corporation Telecommunication
4 Merck & Co Pharmaceuticals
5 L'Oreal Usa, Inc. Cosmetics
6 Weeks Marine, Inc. Construction
7 Allied Beverage Group, LLC Food and Beverage
8 Hewlett-Packard Financial Services Company Financial Services
9 The Connell Company Real Estate
10 Hayward Manufacturing

Source: Zoominfo and Dunn & Bradstreet. 2023.

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 52
2 Black 21
3 Hispanic (of all races) 32
4 Asian 5
5 Other 16

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 18 24
2 18-24 8
3 25-54 41
4 55-64 13
5 65+ 14

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE PERCENTAGE
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 89
4 Associates Degree 6
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 39
6 Post-graduate studies 15

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 Kean University 4 Yr 11,686 2378
2 Union County College 2 Yr 7,930 N/A

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed; Kean University 2020

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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 7
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 35
3 LaGuardia Airport 32
4 Philadelphia International Airport 85
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 45
6 Atlantic City International Airport 105
7 Teterboro Airport 27

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID PORT Miles
1 Port Newark-Elizabeth 8

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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Rena Sherman
Director of Research & Strategic Partnerships