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BG 1, Tract 231, Essex, NJ

1,197 Population
0.1 square miles 21,641.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±11.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Newark: 34.7 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$20,861 ±$5,028 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Newark: $27,193 ±$1,021
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Essex County: $49,449 ±$753
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$50,391 ±$39,858 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Newark: $52,060 ±$1,772
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Essex County: $80,789 ±$1,638
  • about half the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

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Families

430 ±104 Number of households
  • Newark: 113,384 ±1,785
  • Essex County: 319,788 ±1,015
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
2.8 ±0.4 (1,197  ±342) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Newark: 2.6 297,393 (±0 / ±443)
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 842,424 (±0 / ±513)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

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Housing

442 ±106 Number of housing units
  • Newark: 121,546 ±1,683
  • Essex County: 336,962 ±208
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

$357,900 ±$66,389 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Newark: $373,700 ±$10,857
  • about two-thirds 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

86.5% ±33.7% (664  ±179.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Newark: 78.3% 157,361 (±1.7% / ±3,731.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 86.7% 504,923 (±1% / ±5,999.3)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
13.2% ±8.5% (101  ±71.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Newark: 19.7% 39,679 (±0.9% / ±1,801.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Essex County: 39.2% 228,016 (±0.6% / ±3,426.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)

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4.4% ±4.6% (43  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Newark: 2.4% † 5,516 (±0.4% / ±823)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 2.6% 17,292 (±0.2% / ±1,141)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
43 Total veterans ±47 32 Male ±45 11 Female ±17

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