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Essex County, NJ

851,117 Population
126.1 square miles 6,750.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,025 ±$1,791 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $52,583 ±$435
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$80,463 ±$3,059 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $99,781 ±$1,061
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.2% ±1.3% (118,250  ±10,609) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 886,772 (±0.3% / ±27,839)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

35.5 minutes ±1.2 (12,821,870  ±515,325) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.4 126,643,450 (±0.3 / ±1,324,142)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

322,456 ±2,309 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,538,457 ±8,891
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (830,530  ±811) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 † 9,122,744 (±,157 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.5% ±1.1% (11,375  ±2,273) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 108,771 (±0.3% / ±6,919)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

337,500 ±344 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,803,652 ±1,675
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$522,800 ±$23,796 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $461,000 ±$2,830
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.6% ±1.2% (89,290  ±9,731.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.4% 860,587 (±0.3% / ±27,733.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

87.7% ±2.2% (506,298  ±12,530.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,903,558 (±0.6% / ±39,527)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
40.3% ±1.4% (232,888  ±7,877.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 43.8% 2,850,285 (±0.4% / ±26,559.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

37.4% ±1.7% (299,193  ±13,877.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 33.3% 2,920,819 (±0.4% / ±32,565.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

30.6% ±19,961.7% (260,285  ±12,736) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 24.2% † 2,250,431 (±1,448.4% / ±28,235)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

2.6% ±0.4% (16,690  ±2,504) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 3.6% 258,485 (±0.1% / ±8,678)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
16,690 Total veterans ±2,504 14,839 Male ±2,399 1,851 Female ±755

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