Essex County, NJ

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2022 Population

853,374

0.0767% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2022 Median Property Value

$466,500

12.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Essex County, NJ had a population of 853k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Essex County, NJ grew from 852,720 to 853,374, a 0.0767% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Essex County, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Essex County, NJ are Rutgers University-Newark (3,712 degrees awarded in 2022), Seton Hall University (2,827 degrees), and New Jersey Institute of Technology (2,792 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Essex County, NJ was $466,500, and the homeownership rate was 44.7%.

Most people in Essex County, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Essex County, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Essex County, NJ borders Bergen County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, and Union County, NJ.

About the photo: Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ.

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Economy

The economy of Essex County, NJ employs N/A people. The largest industries in Essex County, NJ are , and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($116,472), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,386), and Utilities ($97,333).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Essex County, NJ, are Management Occupations (44,085 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (43,575 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (36,208 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Essex County, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Essex County, NJ, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Essex County, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Essex County, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,517

Median earning men ± $1,372

$41,874

Median earning women ± $782

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,394), Information ($94,659), and Public Administration ($79,919).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($91,393), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,205), and Public Administration ($63,182).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,570
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,551
Retail Trade
1,436
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.79M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$2.91M
Finance and Insurance
$2.48M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Essex County, NJ went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 77.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (21.9%), followed by Other (0.498%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (77.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (21.9%)
Republican Party
Other (0.498%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Essex County, NJ went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 77.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (21.9%), followed by Other (0.498%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Essex County, NJ for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Essex County, NJ are White (3,914 and 35.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2,525 and 22.9%), Black or African American (1,972 and 17.9%), and Asian (1,630 and 14.8%).

The largest universities in Essex County, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Rutgers University-Newark (3,712 and NaNM%), Seton Hall University (2,827 and NaNM%), and New Jersey Institute of Technology (2,792 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in Essex County, NJ are General Business Administration & Management (990 and NaNM%), General Biological Sciences (600 and NaNM%), and General Finance (529 and NaNM%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Essex County, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 72.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 45,032 (51.5% men and 48.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 45,032 students enrolled in Essex County, NJ, 51.5% men and 48.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 12,658 records, of which 45.3% were women and 54.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
554 degrees awarded
General Finance
508 degrees awarded
General Psychology
421 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Essex County, NJ was General Biological Sciences with 554 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Essex County, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Rutgers University-Newark
3,712 degrees awarded
Seton Hall University
2,827 degrees awarded
New Jersey Institute of Technology
2,792 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rutgers University-Newark with 3,712 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 6,226 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Essex County, NJ, which is 1.01 times more than the 6,156 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,914 degrees mean that there were 1.55 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,525 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($33,315) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,031) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Essex County, NJ was $466,500 in 2022, which is 1.65 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $414,000 to $466,500, a 12.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Essex County, NJ is 44.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Essex County, NJ have an average commute time of 33.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Essex County, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 27.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Essex County, NJ. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.209%.

Housing

Property

$466,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,655

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Essex County, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Essex County, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

44.7%

Homeownership

2022

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 44.7% of the housing units in Essex County, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 44.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Essex County, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Essex County, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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313k

Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the 313k households in Essex County, NJ N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Essex County, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Essex County, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.489

2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.49

2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2022, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.278% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (55.7%)
Public Transit (17%)
Worked At Home (12.6%)

In 2022, 55.7% of workers in Essex County, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (17%) and those who worked at home (12.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Essex County, NJ have a longer commute time (33.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.68% of the workforce in Essex County, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Essex County, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Essex County, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Essex County, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 27.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Essex County, NJ. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.209%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Essex County, NJ is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 19.8% of the children was living in poverty in Essex County, NJ. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Essex County, NJ has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Essex County, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 42.8 in Essex County, NJ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Essex County, NJ.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 29.1% in Essex County, NJ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Essex County, NJ.