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

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2024 Population
155,059
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.3
0.282% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.4%
1.86% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$56,025
6.21% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$412,100
9.78% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
66,369
1.66% 1-year decline

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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.

The largest universities in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ are Rutgers University-Newark (3,239 degrees awarded in 2023), Essex County College (1,063 degrees), and Pillar College (96 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was $412,100, and the homeownership rate was 23%.

Most people in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 155k people, from which 69.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 44.3% of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (68.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.7 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (49.2k people) in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 23.2k Two Races Including Other (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 (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

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
76,111
Women
48.4%
80,995
Men
51.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 157,106 inhabitants, with 51.6% men, and 48.4% women.

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Citizenship

69.6%
2024 Citizenship
71%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 69.6% of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was 71%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    49.2k ± 2.86k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    28.9k ± 2.57k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    23.2k ± 2.49k
56%
Hispanic Population
86.8k people

In 2024, there were 1.7 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (49.2k people) in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 23.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

56% of the people in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ are hispanic (86.8k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Ecuador
    15,309 ± 2,886 people
  2. Brazil
    13,903 ± 2,764 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    7,491 ± 2,074 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was Ecuador, the natal country of 15,309 Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ residents, followed by Brazil with 13,903 and Dominican Republic with 7,491.

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Foreign-Born Population

44.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
68.7k people
43.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
68k people

As of 2024, 44.3% of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ residents (68.7k 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 (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was 43.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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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 higher 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 (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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    540 ± 203
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    431 ± 291
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    217 ± 149

Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ employs 66.4k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ were Construction (12,321 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,694 people), and Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) (2,853 people), and the highest paying industries were Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($140,184), Nondepository credit & related activities ($118,664), and Computer Systems Design ($110,157).

Males in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.18 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,300. The income inequality in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.412, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
27,908
Women
42%
38,461
Men
58%

The workforce of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ in 2023 was 66,369 people, with 42% woman, and 58% men.

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Occupations

66.4k
2023 Value
−1.66%
1 Year decline
± −1.66%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ declined at a rate of −1.66%, from 67.5k employees to 66.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ, are Construction laborers (6,969 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (3,238 people), and Maids & housekeeping cleaners (2,495 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

66.4k
2023 Value
−1.66%
1 Year decline
± −1.66%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ declined at a rate of −1.66%, from 67.5k employees to 66.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ, are Construction (12,321 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,694 people), and Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) (2,853 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,255
Median earning men ± $1,150
$33,459
Median earning women ± $1,303

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,764), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,000), and Information ($55,987).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($98,616), Public Administration ($54,375), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,962).

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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%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ awarded 4,398 degrees. The student population of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 8,023 male students and 10,130 female students.

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%).

The largest universities in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Rutgers University-Newark (3,239 and 73.6%), Essex County College (1,063 and 24.2%), and Pillar College (96 and 2.18%).

The most popular majors in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ are General Business Administration & Management (558 and 12.7%), Accounting (304 and 6.91%), and General Biological Sciences (256 and 5.82%).

The median tuition costs in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ are $24,120 for private four year colleges, and $13,674 and $32,436 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 18,153 (44.2% men and 55.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 18,153 students enrolled in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ, 44.2% men and 55.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 5,317 records, of which 59.2% were women and 40.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    215 degrees awarded
  2. Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
    194 degrees awarded
  3. General Finance
    190 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was General Psychology with 215 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Rutgers University-Newark
    3,239 degrees awarded
  2. Essex County College
    1,063 degrees awarded
  3. Pillar College
    96 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rutgers University-Newark with 3,239 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,869 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ, which is 0.739 times less than the 2,529 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.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($24,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,912) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 2.81% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 3.26% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (47.2k), Secondary Education (25.1k), and Primary Education (22.5k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was $412,100 in 2024, which is 1.24 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $375,400 to $412,100, a 9.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ is 23%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 32.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$412,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,881
$12,977
Median Property Taxes
±$1,101

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 (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

23%
Homeownership
2024
55.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 23% of the housing units in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 23.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,025
Median Household Income
± $3,645
56.5k
Number of Households
± 2,315

In 2024, the median household income of the 56.5k households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ grew to $56,025 from the previous year's value of $52,747.

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Wage Distribution

0.412
2023 Wage GINI in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ
0.409
2022 Wage GINI in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ

In 2023, the income inequality in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was 0.412 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.664% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (44.8%)
  2. Public Transit (16.4%)
  3. Carpooled (14.7%)

In 2024, 44.8% of workers in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (16.4%) and those who carpooled to work (14.7%).

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Commute Time

32.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.16% of the workforce in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) 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 (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ (31.6k out of 148k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

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Health

72.5% of the population of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 27.5% on employee plans, 31.9% on Medicaid, 6.8% on Medicare, 5.96% on non-group plans, and 0.317% 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, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,279 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

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).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

27.5%
Uninsured
27.5%
Employer Coverage
31.9%
Medicaid
6.8%
Medicare
5.96%
Non-Group
0.317%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East) PUMA, NJ grew by 6.45% from 25.9% to 27.5%.

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