Population Trends in New Jersey / / David Listokin, James W. Hughes.

To fully understand New Jersey in the 2020s and beyond, it is crucial to understand its ever-changing population. This book examines the twenty-first century demographic trends that are reshaping the state now and will continue to do so in the future. But trend analysis requires a deep historical co...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.) :; 6 b-w images, 61 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 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
  • About the Authors