Essex Fells, NJ

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2023 Population

2,320

1.31% 1-year growth

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

43.8

0.68% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$250,001

1.21% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,011

1.1% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Essex Fells, 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.

98.6% of the residents in Essex Fells, NJ are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Essex Fells, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Essex Fells, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Essex Fells, NJ is home to a population of 2.32k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 10.7% of Essex Fells, NJ residents were born outside of the country (249 people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Essex Fells, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Essex Fells, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Foreign-Born Population

10.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

249 people

10.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

241 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Essex Fells, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Essex Fells, NJ employs 1.01k people. The largest industries in Essex Fells, NJ are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (192 people), Manufacturing (186 people), and Finance & Insurance (153 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($236,875).

Males in New Jersey have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,965. The income inequality in New Jersey (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.01k

2023 Value

± 131

1.1%

1 Year growth

± 18.4%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Essex Fells, NJ, are Management Occupations (324 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (149 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (87 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Essex Fells, 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

1.01k

2023 Value

± 131

1.1%

1 Year growth

± 18.4%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Essex Fells, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (192 people), Manufacturing (186 people), and Finance & Insurance (153 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Essex Fells, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Essex Fells, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

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

People in Essex Fells, NJ have an average commute time of 31.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Essex Fells, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Essex Fells, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$250,001

Median Household Income

± $N/A

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Essex Fells, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Essex Fells, NJ is from Essex Fells, NJ.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Essex Fells, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (57.1%)
Worked At Home (32.5%)
Public Transit (7.74%)

In 2023, 57.1% of workers in Essex Fells, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.74%).

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

31.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Essex Fells, NJ have a longer commute time (31.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.47% of the workforce in Essex Fells, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Essex Fells, 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 Fells, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Essex Fells, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Essex Fells, NJ (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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

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 Fells, 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.

Primary care physicians in Essex County, NJ see 1189 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.422% increase from the previous year (1184 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1107 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 410 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,189 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Essex County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Essex County, NJ see an average of 1,189 patients per year. This represents a 0.422% increase from the previous year (1,184 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Essex County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.7% under 18 years, 7.89% between 18 and 34 years, 42.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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