New Jersey
Census Snapshot: 2010
Same-sex couples
16,875
Same-sex couples per 1,000
households
5.2
2.7
Husband/wife
4,447
Same-sex “husband/wife” couples per
1,000 “husband/wife” couples
Unmarried partner
12,428
Same-sex “unmarried partner” couples
69.6
per 1,000 “unmarried partner” couples
Same-sex couples per 1,000 households
by Census tract (adjusted)
All Same-sex Couples
Same-sex female couples per 1,000 households
by county (adjusted)
Female
8,778
52%
Male
8,097
48%
Same-sex couples
who identify as spouses
Female
2,312
52%
Male
2,135
48%
Same-sex male couples per 1,000 households
by county (adjusted)
Same-sex couples
who identify as unmarried partners
Female
6,466
52%
Male
5,962
48%
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Percent of same-sex couples raising “own” children*
by county (adjusted)
*“Own” children are never-married
children under 18 who are sons or
daughters of one partner or spouse
(Person 1) by birth, marriage
(stepchild), or adoption.
All Same-sex Couples
Raising
"own"
children
3,323
20%
Not
raising
"own"
children
13,552
80%
Same-sex couples
who identify as spouses
Raising
"own"
children
1,490
34%
Not
raising
"own"
children
2,957
66%
Same-sex couples
who identify as unmarried partners
Raising
"own"
children
1,833
15%
Not
raising
"own"
children
10,595
85%
Data and methodology
Data are compiled using the US Census Bureau’s state-level preferred estimates for same-sex couples found here. Same-sex
couples are identified in households where Person 1 describes his or her relationship with another adult of the same sex as either
a “husband/wife” or “unmarried partner”. The Census Bureau preferred estimates adjust original Census tabulations reported in
the Census 2010 SF-1, PCT15 to account for the likelihood that a small portion of different-sex couples miscode the sex of a
spouse or partner and are incorrectly counted as a same-sex couple.
Adjusted data
The Census Bureau only released preferred estimates for states. County, city, and tract data used in this report are adjusted by
the authors and do not represent official Census Bureau tabulations. Like the Census Bureau preferred estimates, the adjustment
procedure accounts for the likelihood that a small portion of different-sex couples miscode the sex of a spouse or partner and are
incorrectly counted as a same-sex couple.
Undercount
The adjusted figures do not take into account the possibility that some same-sex couples may not be counted in Census
tabulations due to concerns about confidentiality or because neither partner was Person 1 in the household.
Go here for a complete description of the adjustment procedure.
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Counties with 50+ same-sex couples ranked by same-sex couples per 1,000 households
State
rank
1
US rank
among 1,142
counties with
50+ same-sex
couples
67
County
Hudson
2
86
3
Same-sex couples
(adjusted)
2084
Same-sex couples
per 1,000
households
(adjusted)
8.46
Same-sex
male
couples
(adjusted)
1594
Same-sex
female
couples
(adjusted)
490
% Raising “own”
children among
same-sex couples
(adjusted)
17%
Hunterdon
369
7.83
223
147
13%
104
Essex
2108
7.43
1197
911
37%
4
194
Monmouth
1418
6.06
750
668
10%
5
211
Camden
1133
5.93
615
517
19%
6
245
Atlantic
584
5.68
313
270
21%
7
270
Mercer
729
5.47
334
395
21%
8
317
Union
972
5.16
484
488
27%
9
368
Cumberland
255
4.91
66
189
31%
10
369
Gloucester
512
4.91
168
344
20%
11
377
Warren
202
4.87
51
151
16%
12
450
Burlington
752
4.52
196
556
22%
13
492
Cape May
180
4.41
53
127
17%
14
512
Somerset
510
4.33
136
373
12%
15
520
Passaic
714
4.28
284
431
19%
16
528
Morris
766
4.24
245
520
11%
17
552
Ocean
917
4.15
148
769
18%
18
598
Middlesex
1130
4.02
308
822
16%
19
676
Bergen
1266
3.77
466
800
13%
20
777
Salem
89
3.53
19
71
21%
21
835
Sussex
185
3.39
29
157
13%
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Cities with 50+ same-sex couples
ranked by same-sex couples per 1,000 households
State
rank
1
US rank
among 1,415
cities with
50+ same-sex
couples
16
City
Ocean Grove
2
18
3
19
4
Same-sex couples
(adjusted)
78
Same-sex couples
per 1,000
households
(adjusted)
40.16
Lambertville
77
39.28
Asbury Park
255
37.91
47
Collingswood
130
20.69
5
61
Upper Montclair
74
17.70
6
77
Plainfield
232
15.25
7
83
Brookdale
51
14.71
8
115
Highland Park
73
12.38
9
149
Jersey City
1080
11.15
10
200
Metuchen
52
9.87
11
247
North Plainfield
68
9.08
12
259
West New York
167
8.85
13
288
Hoboken
212
8.47
14
327
Trenton
230
8.05
15
328
Summit
62
8.04
16
412
Camden
180
7.37
17
420
Rutherford
51
7.31
18
442
Atlantic City
111
7.17
19
510
Millville
72
6.75
20
513
East Orange
168
6.75
21
533
New Brunswick
94
6.65
22
553
Hackensack
119
6.55
23
578
Union City
147
6.43
24
614
Long Branch
73
6.25
25
647
Newark
579
6.13
26
682
Fort Lee
97
5.95
27
684
Rahway
63
5.94
28
725
Clifton
177
5.76
29
846
Englewood
52
5.18
30
1020
Perth Amboy
70
4.51
31
1070
Paterson
194
4.37
32
1103
Elizabeth
177
4.24
33
1125
Bayonne
106
4.20
34
1145
Vineland
88
4.11
35
1157
Kearny
55
4.07
36
1172
Linden
60
4.01
37
1227
Sayreville
59
3.77
38
1295
Toms River
115
3.44
39
1334
Passaic
62
3.20
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About the authors
Gary J. Gates, PhD is the Williams Distinguished Scholar at the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law.
Abigail M. Cooke is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at UCLA and is affiliated with the California Center for
Population Research.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Williams Institute Fellows Angeliki Kastanis, Laura Durso, and Christy Mallory for assistance with the Snapshots.
For more information
The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, (310) 267-4382
http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/
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