Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

Add Comparison
  • No Results Found
    • 0
US Senator
N/ACory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/AAndy Kim
Democratic Party

About

69.3% of the households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) 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.

69.6% of the residents in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

United StatesNew Jersey

Population & Diversity

Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ is home to a population of N/A people, from which 69.6% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ are Spanish (70,724 households), Portuguese (22,442 households), and Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (1,889 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

69.6%
2024 Citizenship
71%
2023 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    70,724 households (48.8%)
  2. Portuguese
    22,442 households (15.5%)
  3. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
    1,889 households (1.3%)

69.3% of the households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. 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 (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 48.8% of the households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

Males in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.14 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,771. The income inequality in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.408, which is lower than than the national average.

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.
Y-Axis
N/A%
Year-over-year N/A
Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

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

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

View Data
Save Image

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

N/ACory Booker
Senator from New Jersey2
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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}
N/AAndy Kim
Senator from New Jersey1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

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.

Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'concat')

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (1,109 and 28.6%), Black or African American (989 and 25.5%), White (966 and 24.9%), and Asian (582 and 15%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,109 degrees mean that there were 1.12 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 989 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%
Homeownership
N/A
55.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Wage Distribution

0.408
2024 Wage GINI in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ
0.412
2023 Wage GINI in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ

In 2024, the income inequality in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was 0.408 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.781% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty