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BG 1, Tract 201, Essex, NJ

727 Population
2 square miles 371.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.6 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Short Hills: 41.5 ±1
  • 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

$125,502 ±$27,947 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Short Hills: $164,794 ±$12,799
  • more than double the amount in Essex County: $49,449 ±$753
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$250,001 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Short Hills: $250,001
  • more than double the amount in Essex County: $80,789 ±$1,638
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

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Families

244 ±80 Number of households
  • Short Hills: 4,665 ±267
  • Essex County: 319,788 ±1,015
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
3 ±1.4 (727  ±228) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Short Hills: 3.2 14,923 (±0.2 / ±540)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 842,424 (±0 / ±513)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

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Housing

244 ±80 Number of housing units
  • Short Hills: 4,718 ±266
  • Essex County: 336,962 ±208
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

$1,893,300 ±$248,861 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Short Hills: $1,674,100 ±$68,904
  • more than double the amount in Essex County: $524,100 ±$11,118
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150

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Social

100% ±42.3% (477  ±136.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Short Hills: 99% 9,059 (±4% / ±553.9)
  • 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)
91.6% ±39.3% (437  ±129.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Short Hills: 92.6% 8,477 (±3.7% / ±513.3)
  • more than double the rate in Essex County: 39.2% 228,016 (±0.6% / ±3,426.2)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)

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

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1.7% ±2.7% (8  ±13) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Short Hills: 1% † 101 (±0.5% / ±54)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 2.6% 17,292 (±0.2% / ±1,141)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
8 Total veterans ±13 8 Male ±13 N/A Female ±14

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