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BG 2, Tract 229, Essex, NJ

1,248 Population
0.2 square miles 7,974.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Newark: 34.7 ±0.6
  • about 80 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

$48,258 ±$21,915 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Newark: $27,193 ±$1,021
  • about the same as the amount in Essex County: $49,449 ±$753
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$95,455 ±$77,191 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Newark: $52,060 ±$1,772
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $80,789 ±$1,638
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

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Families

498 ±277 Number of households
  • Newark: 113,384 ±1,785
  • Essex County: 319,788 ±1,015
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
1.8 ±0.3 (875  ±510) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Newark: 2.6 297,393 (±0 / ±443)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Essex County: 2.6 842,424 (±0 / ±513)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

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Housing

498 ±277 Number of housing units
  • Newark: 121,546 ±1,683
  • Essex County: 336,962 ±208
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

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Social

93.1% ±25.9% (835  ±365.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 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)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
42.3% ±18.8% (379  ±212) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Newark: 19.7% 39,679 (±0.9% / ±1,801.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 39.2% 228,016 (±0.6% / ±3,426.2)
  • a little less than 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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N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±14 N/A Male ±14 N/A Female ±14

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