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
2021 | 852,720 |
2020 | 798,698 |
2019 | 795,404 |
2018 | 793,555 |
2017 | 800,401 |
2016 | 792,586 |
2015 | 791,609 |
2014 | 789,616 |
2013 | 785,853 |
2012 | 783,840 |
2011 | 781,668 |
2010 | 780,872 |
2009 | 771,353 |
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 | 852,720 |
Male | 412,826 |
Female | 439,894 |
Total population | 852,720 |
Under 5 years | 55,344 |
5 to 9 years | 56,739 |
10 to 14 years | 58,374 |
15 to 19 years | 54,192 |
20 to 24 years | 53,167 |
25 to 34 years | 115,345 |
35 to 44 years | 119,575 |
45 to 54 years | 118,798 |
55 to 59 years | 55,168 |
60 to 64 years | 50,095 |
65 to 74 years | 67,841 |
75 to 84 years | 31,827 |
85 years and over | 16,255 |
Median age (years) | 37.8 |
Under 18 years | 204,042 |
16 years and over | 671,036 |
18 years and over | 648,678 |
21 years and over | 617,042 |
62 years and over | 145,110 |
65 years and over | 115,923 |
Total population | 852,720 |
One race | 791,773 |
White | 323,837 |
Black or African American | 329,047 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,377 |
Asian | 47,362 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 546 |
Some other race | 88,604 |
Two or more races | 60,947 |
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 548,654 |
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 258,092 |
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 290,562 |
Social characteristics in Essex County, New Jersey
Total households | 307,613 |
Family households (families) | 124,207 |
Married-couple family | 17,729 |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 57,565 |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 39,879 |
Nonfamily households | 108,112 |
Average household size | 84,484 |
Average family size | 2.70 |
Economic characteristics in Essex County, New Jersey
Total households | 307,613 |
Less than $10,000 | 24,036 |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 15,444 |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 24,886 |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 23,851 |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 30,763 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 45,964 |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 32,432 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 42,397 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 22,905 |
$200,000 or more | 44,935 |
Median household income (dollars) | 67,826 |
Housing characteristics in Essex County, New Jersey
Total housing units | 332,311 |
Occupied housing units | 307,613 |
Vacant housing units | 24,698 |
Total housing units | 332,311 |
1-unit, detached | 109,745 |
1-unit, attached | 22,333 |
2 units | 49,073 |
3 or 4 units | 51,608 |
5 to 9 units | 18,290 |
10 to 19 units | 18,379 |
20 or more units | 62,394 |
Mobile home | 368 |
Boat, RV, van, etc. | 121 |
Total housing units | 332,311 |
Built 2014 or later | 178 |
Built 2010 to 2013 | 12,179 |
Built 2000 to 2009 | 22,711 |
Built 1990 to 1999 | 22,461 |
Built 1980 to 1989 | 21,499 |
Built 1970 to 1979 | 29,609 |
Built 1960 to 1969 | 41,337 |
Built 1950 to 1959 | 50,547 |
Built 1940 to 1949 | 33,028 |
Built 1939 or earlier | 98,762 |
Total housing units | 332,311 |
1 room | 19,275 |
2 rooms | 10,526 |
3 rooms | 48,846 |
4 rooms | 59,324 |
5 rooms | 61,437 |
6 rooms | 41,546 |
7 rooms | 30,493 |
8 rooms | 22,718 |
9 rooms or more | 38,146 |
Median rooms | 5.0 |
Total housing units | 332,311 |
No bedroom | 20,202 |
1 bedroom | 63,751 |
2 bedrooms | 93,266 |
3 bedrooms | 96,727 |
4 bedrooms | 38,530 |
5 or more bedrooms | 19,835 |
Occupied housing units | 307,613 |
Owner-occupied | 137,005 |
Renter-occupied | 170,608 |
Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 3.02 |
Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 2.44 |
Occupied housing units | 307,613 |
Moved in 2017 or later | 27,201 |
Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 91,605 |
Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 58,827 |
Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 62,981 |
Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 33,143 |
Moved in 1989 and earlier | 33,856 |
Owner-occupied units | 137,005 |
Less than $50,000 | 3,486 |
$50,000 to $99,999 | 1,454 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 4,297 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 8,650 |
$200,000 to $299,999 | 21,148 |
$300,000 to $499,999 | 49,079 |
$500,000 to $999,999 | 39,169 |
$1,000,000 or more | 9,722 |
Median (dollars) | 414,000 |
Owner-occupied units | 137,005 |
Housing units with a mortgage | 95,516 |
Housing units without a mortgage | 41,489 |
Occupied units paying rent | 167,759 |
Less than $500 | 19,530 |
$500 to $999 | 27,554 |
$1,000 to $1,499 | 63,259 |
$1,500 to $1,999 | 38,408 |
$2,000 to $2,499 | 12,139 |
$2,500 to $2,999 | 3,145 |
$3,000 or more | 3,724 |
Median (dollars) | 1,279 |
No rent paid | 2,849 |
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