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17% of the households in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, 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.
95.3% of the residents in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ are Caldwell University (410 degrees awarded in 2024).
In 2024, the median property value in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was $721,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.8%.
Most people in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.
Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ borders Passaic County (Central)--Hawthorne PUMA, NJ, Essex County (Northeast)--Bloomfield PUMA, NJ, Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, Essex County (Central)--Orange & East Orange PUMA, NJ, and Morris County (East)--Lincoln Park Borough PUMA, NJ.
Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 113k people, from which 95.3% are citizens.
As of 2024, 12.9% of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (14.6k people).
In 2024, there were 8.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (78.4k people) in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.72k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ are Spanish (6,599 households), Italian (1,559 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (839 households).
The resident population of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ in 2024 was 113,119 inhabitants, with 48.5% men, and 51.5% women.
The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ.
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As of 2024, 95.3% of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 8.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (78.4k people) in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.72k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
10.5% of the people in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ are hispanic (11.9k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was India, the natal country of 1,082 Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ residents, followed by Cuba with 623 and China with 612.
As of 2024, 12.9% of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ residents (14.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was 13%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
17% of the households in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.
In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 6.21% of the households in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.
Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.53 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ.
97.8% of the population of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 66% on employee plans, 5.36% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.177% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.
Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,279 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Jersey in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 15% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ grew by 7.6% from 2% to 2.16%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ employs 54.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ were Elementary & secondary schools (5,893 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,132 people), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (2,046 people), and the highest paying industries were Petroleum refining ($348,377), Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($309,013), and Nondepository credit & related activities ($289,785).
Males in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.53 times higher than the average income of females, which is $116,049. The income inequality in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.
The workforce of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ in 2024 was 54,348 people, with 48.7% woman, and 51.3% men.
The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ.
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From 2023 to 2024, employment in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.44%, from 53.6k employees to 54.3k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ, are Other managers (2,648 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (2,087 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (2,085 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.44%, from 53.6k employees to 54.3k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (5,893 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,132 people), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (2,046 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($172,790), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($146,856), and Wholesale Trade ($144,507).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($117,206), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,604), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,560).
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.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).
Cory Booker and Andy Kim 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 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Cory Booker and Andy Kim 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.
The student population of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 741 male students and 1,264 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ are White (161 and 42%), Hispanic or Latino (128 and 33.4%), Black or African American (47 and 12.3%), and Asian (25 and 6.53%).
The largest universities in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Caldwell University (410 and 100%).
The most popular majors in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ are Registered Nursing (58 and 14.1%), General Psychology (42 and 10.2%), and Counseling Psychology (41 and 10%).
The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $38,470.
In 2024 in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 8.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,005 (37% men and 63% 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.
In 2024 there were 2,005 students enrolled in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ, 37% men and 63% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 566 records, of which 70.1% were women and 29.9% men.
In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was Registered Nursing with 58 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ according to their major.
In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Caldwell University with 410 degrees awarded.
In 2024, 108 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ, which is 0.358 times less than the 302 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 161 degrees mean that there were 1.26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 128 degrees awarded.
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.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($38,470) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,378) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.
The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.
In 2024, 0.996% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.286% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (29.1k), Graduate Degree (26.6k), and High School or Equivalent (12.1k).
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.
The median property value in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was $721,800 in 2024, which is 2.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $682,400 to $721,800, a 5.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ is 70.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 31.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
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 (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 70.8% of the housing units in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 42.9k households in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ declined from $153,508 from the previous year's value of $157,316.
The following chart displays the households in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, 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 $200k+ range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.877% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 54.3% of workers in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.9%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (31.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.9% of the workforce in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, 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 (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ have 2 cars.
5.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ (6.11k out of 111k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.
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.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.