Population Trends in New Jersey

JAMES W. HUGHES is a University Professor and Distinguished Professor, and Dean Emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His books include the coauthored New Jersey’s Postsuburban Economy and the coedited America’s Demographic Tapestry: Baseline for the New Millennium (both Rutgers University Press). DAVID LISTOKIN is a Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Urban Policy Research at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His many books include Landmarks Preservation and the Property Tax, the coauthored Development Impact Assessment, and the coedited Cities under Stress.  

Preface and Acknowledgments 
1 Overview and Summary: A State of Unrelenting Change 
2 New Jersey Population from the Colonial Period to the Early Republic 
3 The Long-Term Decennial Growth Picture 
4 The People of New Jersey: Long-Term Diversity in Racial, Ethnic, and National Origin 
5 Population, Geography, and the “Big Six” Cities 
6 Components of Population Change 
7 The Generational Framework 
8 The Baby Boom Generation’s Enduring Legacy 
9 Generations X, Y, Z, and Alpha 
10 Generations and Age-Structure Transformations 
11 The Great Household Revolution 
12 Demographics and Income 
13 Recent Dynamics and the Future
Appendix A: Population by County in New Jersey in the Colonial Era (1726, 1738, 1745, 1772, and 1784) and as a State (1790–2018)
Appendix B: The Business Cycle and Demographics 
Appendix C: Historic Black Population, “Great Migration,” and “Reverse Great Migration” Nationwide and in New Jersey 
Appendix D: The Demographics of New Jersey Residential Housing 
Appendix E: New Jersey Population Density and Urban and Metropolitan Residence 
Notes 
References 
Index