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BG 2, Tract 101, Essex, NJ

962 Population
0.1 square miles 9,436.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±15.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in East Orange: 37.4 ±1.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$40,983 ±$13,917 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in East Orange: $33,200 ±$1,797
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Essex County: $49,449 ±$753
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$146,905 ±$25,569 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in East Orange: $60,830 ±$3,867
  • nearly double the amount in Essex County: $80,789 ±$1,638
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

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Families

300 ±110 Number of households
  • East Orange: 28,328 ±1,215
  • Essex County: 319,788 ±1,015
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
3.2 ±0.7 (962  ±415) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in East Orange: 2.4 69,042 (±0.1 / ±51)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 842,424 (±0 / ±513)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

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Housing

349 ±115 Number of housing units
  • East Orange: 29,921 ±1,144
  • Essex County: 336,962 ±208
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

$341,400 ±$119,002 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in East Orange: $365,900 ±$16,985
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Essex County: $524,100 ±$11,118
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150

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Social

98.3% ±51.1% (592  ±209.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in East Orange: 85.8% 42,949 (±3.8% / ±2,261.5)
  • 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)
20.9% ±14.2% (126  ±97.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in East Orange: 22.7% † 11,339 (±2.4% / ±1,236.1)
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 39.2% 228,016 (±0.6% / ±3,426.2)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)

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14.4% ±12.4% (101  ±98) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in East Orange: 3.8% † 2,058 (±0.6% / ±353)
  • more than double the rate in Essex County: 2.6% 17,292 (±0.2% / ±1,141)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
101 Total veterans ±98 15 Male ±17 86 Female ±96

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