Essex County, New Jersey

Interactive maps and statistics for Essex County, New Jersey: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New Jersey and the United States.

Essex County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for total population (71st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (123rd of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	863,002	9,343,809	334,922,499	71st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,789	$103,556	$80,734	548th of 3,221
Median Age	37.7	40.1	38.9	2643rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.1%	43.6%	35.7%	307th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$524,100	$454,400	$332,700	123rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,531	$1,720	$1,413	228th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.6%	9.7%	12.5%	1350th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.7%	6.3%	5.2%	218th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6,844.9	1,270.4	n/a	16th of 3,222
Foreign Born	30.1%	23.9%	14.1%	30th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	825th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	44.9%	63.8%	65.2%	3196th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.6	30.5	26.4	198th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.1%	16.8%	15.1%	330th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1295th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.7%	49.8%	46.9%	2869th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.9%	n/a	n/a	1052nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Essex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	27.3%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	73.1	66.4	61.4

Age in Essex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	37.7	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Essex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	319,788	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.8%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.6%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.6%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	43.0%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Essex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,449	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.9%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.7%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.6%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.2%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.8%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Essex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	336,962	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	33.3%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	31.1%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.1%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	55.1%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.8%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$9,590	n/a

Education in Essex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	13.3%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.1%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.4%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.3%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.9%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Essex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.4%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	52.7%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	15.8%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.7%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.6%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	21.0%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Essex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Essex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.6%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	15.1%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	15.1%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	62.2%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	20.4%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	27.4%	24.5%	16.7%

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