Essex County, New Jersey demographics

Population: 852,720
Median age: 37.8

Median household income: 67,826

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Essex County, New Jersey.

Population

2021852,720
2020798,698
2019795,404
2018793,555
2017800,401
2016792,586
2015791,609
2014789,616
2013785,853
2012783,840
2011781,668
2010780,872
2009771,353

Essex County, NJ cities

Brookdale CDP - 10,134

Caldwell borough - 8,800

East Orange city - 68,918

Essex Fells borough - 2,270

Glen Ridge borough - 7,764

Newark city - 306,247

North Caldwell borough - 6,633

Roseland borough - 6,240

Short Hills CDP - 14,500

Silver Lake CDP - 4,159

Upper Montclair CDP - 12,033

Census data for Essex County, New Jersey

Demographic and housing estimates in Essex County, New Jersey

Total population
Total population852,720
Male412,826
Female439,894
Population by age
Total population852,720
Under 5 years55,344
5 to 9 years56,739
10 to 14 years58,374
15 to 19 years54,192
20 to 24 years53,167
25 to 34 years115,345
35 to 44 years119,575
45 to 54 years118,798
55 to 59 years55,168
60 to 64 years50,095
65 to 74 years67,841
75 to 84 years31,827
85 years and over16,255
Median age (years)37.8
Under 18 years204,042
16 years and over671,036
18 years and over648,678
21 years and over617,042
62 years and over145,110
65 years and over115,923
Population by race
Total population852,720
One race791,773
   White323,837
   Black or African American329,047
   American Indian and Alaska Native2,377
   Asian47,362
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander546
   Some other race88,604
Two or more races60,947
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population548,654
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population258,092
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population290,562

Social characteristics in Essex County, New Jersey

Households by type
Total households307,613
Family households (families)124,207
Married-couple family17,729
Male householder, no wife present, family57,565
Female householder, no husband present, family39,879
Nonfamily households108,112
Average household size84,484
Average family size2.70

Economic characteristics in Essex County, New Jersey

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households307,613
Less than $10,00024,036
$10,000 to $14,99915,444
$15,000 to $24,99924,886
$25,000 to $34,99923,851
$35,000 to $49,99930,763
$50,000 to $74,99945,964
$75,000 to $99,99932,432
$100,000 to $149,99942,397
$150,000 to $199,99922,905
$200,000 or more44,935
Median household income (dollars)67,826

Housing characteristics in Essex County, New Jersey

Housing occupancy
Total housing units332,311
Occupied housing units307,613
Vacant housing units24,698
Units in structure
Total housing units332,311
1-unit, detached109,745
1-unit, attached22,333
2 units49,073
3 or 4 units51,608
5 to 9 units18,290
10 to 19 units18,379
20 or more units62,394
Mobile home368
Boat, RV, van, etc.121
Year structure built
Total housing units332,311
Built 2014 or later178
Built 2010 to 201312,179
Built 2000 to 200922,711
Built 1990 to 199922,461
Built 1980 to 198921,499
Built 1970 to 197929,609
Built 1960 to 196941,337
Built 1950 to 195950,547
Built 1940 to 194933,028
Built 1939 or earlier98,762
Rooms
Total housing units332,311
1 room19,275
2 rooms10,526
3 rooms48,846
4 rooms59,324
5 rooms61,437
6 rooms41,546
7 rooms30,493
8 rooms22,718
9 rooms or more38,146
Median rooms5.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units332,311
No bedroom20,202
1 bedroom63,751
2 bedrooms93,266
3 bedrooms96,727
4 bedrooms38,530
5 or more bedrooms19,835
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units307,613
Owner-occupied137,005
Renter-occupied170,608
Average household size of owner-occupied unit3.02
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.44
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units307,613
Moved in 2017 or later27,201
Moved in 2015 to 201691,605
Moved in 2010 to 201458,827
Moved in 2000 to 200962,981
Moved in 1990 to 199933,143
Moved in 1989 and earlier33,856
Value
Owner-occupied units137,005
Less than $50,0003,486
$50,000 to $99,9991,454
$100,000 to $149,9994,297
$150,000 to $199,9998,650
$200,000 to $299,99921,148
$300,000 to $499,99949,079
$500,000 to $999,99939,169
$1,000,000 or more9,722
Median (dollars)414,000
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units137,005
Housing units with a mortgage95,516
Housing units without a mortgage41,489
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent167,759
Less than $50019,530
$500 to $99927,554
$1,000 to $1,49963,259
$1,500 to $1,99938,408
$2,000 to $2,49912,139
$2,500 to $2,9993,145
$3,000 or more3,724
Median (dollars)1,279
No rent paid2,849

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