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Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ

107,655 Population
38.7 square miles 2,778.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$94,848 ±$9,611 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in New Jersey: $52,583 ±$435
  • more than double the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$199,639 ±$18,307 Median household income
  • about double the amount in New Jersey: $99,781 ±$1,061
  • more than double the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

4.4% ±1.5% (4,644  ±1,611) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 886,772 (±0.3% / ±27,839)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

38.8 minutes ±1.6 (1,815,470  ±158,997) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.4 126,643,450 (±0.3 / ±1,324,142)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

37,535 ±1,768 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,538,457 ±8,891
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0.2 (106,737  ±3,639) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,122,744
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.8% ±2.8% (1,142  ±665) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 108,771 (±0.3% / ±6,919)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

38,856 ±1,945 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,803,652 ±1,675
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$721,400 ±$39,379 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $461,000 ±$2,830
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

6.7% ±2% (7,107  ±2,106.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.4% 860,587 (±0.3% / ±27,733.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

95.4% ±4.1% (70,227  ±4,401.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,903,558 (±0.6% / ±39,527)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
66.8% ±3.7% (49,133  ±3,525.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 43.8% 2,850,285 (±0.4% / ±26,559.1)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

34.1% ±2% (34,660  ±2,019.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 32.7% 2,855,114 (±0.2% / ±14,607.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

28.6% ±2.8% (30,790  ±3,193) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 24.2% 2,250,431
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

1.4% ±0.6% (1,120  ±514) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 3.6% 258,485 (±0.1% / ±8,678)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
1,120 Total veterans ±514 1,011 Male ±477 109 Female ±119

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