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BG 1, Tract 21, Essex, NJ

859 Population
0.1 square miles 14,846.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.7 ±19.7 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Newark: 34.7 ±0.6
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$17,872 ±$5,199 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Newark: $27,193 ±$1,021
  • about one-third of the amount in Essex County: $49,449 ±$753
  • about one-third of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$38,250 ±$17,713 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Newark: $52,060 ±$1,772
  • about half the amount in Essex County: $80,789 ±$1,638
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

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Families

378 ±178 Number of households
  • Newark: 113,384 ±1,785
  • Essex County: 319,788 ±1,015
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
2.3 ±0.5 (859  ±447) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Newark: 2.6 297,393 (±0 / ±443)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Essex County: 2.6 842,424 (±0 / ±513)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

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Housing

424 ±176 Number of housing units
  • Newark: 121,546 ±1,683
  • Essex County: 336,962 ±208
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

$376,800 ±$92,018 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Newark: $373,700 ±$10,857
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Essex County: $524,100 ±$11,118
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150

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Social

98.7% ±63.3% (627  ±260.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Newark: 78.3% 157,361 (±1.7% / ±3,731.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 86.7% 504,923 (±1% / ±5,999.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
N/A Bachelor's degree or higher

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

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N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±14 N/A Male ±14 N/A Female ±14

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