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BG 2, Tract 156, Essex, NJ

1,582 Population
0.1 square miles 19,946.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.3 ±3.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Watsessing: 36.4 † ±4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Essex County: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$62,426 ±$9,696 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Watsessing: $57,189 † ±$6,345
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $49,449 ±$753
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$186,404 ±$45,774 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Watsessing: $103,378 † ±$15,211
  • more than double the amount in Essex County: $80,789 ±$1,638
  • nearly double the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

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Families

491 ±143 Number of households
  • Watsessing: 3,626 ±317
  • Essex County: 319,788 ±1,015
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
3.2 ±0.7 (1,582  ±561) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Watsessing: 2.3 8,154 (±0.1 / ±765)
  • 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

491 ±143 Number of housing units
  • Watsessing: 3,677 ±322
  • Essex County: 336,962 ±208
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

$455,400 ±$44,657 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Watsessing: $435,400 ±$19,595
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $524,100 ±$11,118
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150

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Social

99.4% ±42.6% (1,077  ±296.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Watsessing: 91.4% 5,506 (±5.9% / ±575.9)
  • about 20 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)
61.3% ±5.4% (664  ±226.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Watsessing: 53% † 3,194 (±6.1% / ±452.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 39.2% 228,016 (±0.6% / ±3,426.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)

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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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