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Essex County, NJ

881,527 Population
126.1 square miles 6,991.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,821 ±$1,541 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$86,708 ±$5,146 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.4% ±1.4% (115,128  ±11,651) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.8 minutes ±0.8 (12,305,705  ±424,379) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

320,791 ±2,375 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (861,206  ±1,031) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.5% ±1% (13,971  ±2,250) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

339,451 ±399 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$578,200 ±$17,656 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.2% ±1% (88,398  ±8,860.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.9% ±2.3% (511,702  ±13,413) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
40.5% ±1.4% (241,385  ±8,438.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

39.4% ±1.6% (325,902  ±13,000.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 34.3% 3,082,476 (±0.4% / ±32,979.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

31.8% (280,564  ±12,009) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.5% ±0.4% (16,713  ±2,608) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
16,713 Total veterans ±2,608 15,763 Male ±2,439 950 Female ±638

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