Bergen County at a Glance as well as Bergen County Municipal Master Plans
Cape May County Data Book as well as Cape May County Comprehensive Plan
Cumberland County Census Figures
Essex County: General Information
Gloucester County Web Data Book
Hudson County Master Plan (2002 and 2008 update)
Mercer County's Comprehensive Plan
Middlesex County Business Portal as well as Middlesex County Office of Planning Publications
Monmouth County at a Glance and (Division of Planning Reports & Special Studies)
Passaic County Business Directory
Salem County Smart Growth Plan and County Stats
Somerset County Planning Department Reports as well as the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) report from the Somerset County Business Partnership
Sussex County Planning Division: various reports and documents
Union County Economic and Demographic Profile
Warren County Strategic Growth Plan
Many others plans are listed in this Inventory of Existing Plans compiled by Together North Jersey (also known as the North Jersey Sustainable Communities Consortium).
Basic Sources
For New Jersey data, start with the links to Census information from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Then, browse their Publications & Resource Directory for information on population, housing units, income, poverty, employment, and labor force, including the series of Regional Community Fact Books for each of the 21 counties.
Economics and Business
US Small Business Administration Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories are available for 2014.
The Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture has compiled State Fact Sheets: New Jersey
Demographic and Economic Profile: New Jersey: 2009 from the Rural Policy Research Institute.
You can also try out the interactive "Taking Care of Business" Site Evaluator map tool from the NJ Geographic Information Network.
Housing and Construction
The New Jersey Association of Realtors provides the monthly Local Market Updates by county, with median sale price for homes sold, as well as the annual New Jersey Home Buyer and Seller Profile.
The state Labor Department publishes extracts of Census Bureau data for Residential Housing Units Authorized By Building Permits, broken down by county and municipality.
Health and Healthcare
The Kaiser State Health Facts Website provides much data related to Demographics and the Economy for New Jersey (and you can make comparisons with other states).
Many aspects of child well-being in New Jersey are profiled by the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
The National Center for Children in Poverty has these state profiles for New Jersey:
Race and Ethnicity
Demographic Profile of Hispanics in New Jersey, 2011 is from the Pew Hispanic Center.
The Census Information Center of the Asian American Federation of New York has prepared two useful reports for New Jersey based on data from the Census Bureau:
The Arab American Institute offers this brief profile of Arab Americans in New Jersey: 2011.
Development Plans
Connections 2035 from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Highlands Regional Master Plan from the New Jersey Highlands Council
New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Master Plan
Route 1 Regional Growth Strategy coordinated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Targeting Transit: Assessing Development Opportunities Around New Jersey’s Transit Stations from New Jersey Future
Many others plans are listed in this Inventory of Existing Plans compiled by Together North Jersey (also known as the North Jersey Sustainable Communities Consortium).
Use the CDFI State Profiles to find a community development financial institution in your state.
In New Jersey, Financing & Incentives are available from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
You can consult the Economic Development Directory: New Jersey to locate an economic development corporation in your city or county.
And most New Jersey cities and communities are represented in the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Directory.
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