Essex Fells, NJ

Census Place

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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 Poverty Rate
0.388%
50.6% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$250,001
1.21% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$976,300
3.26% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
1,011
1.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Essex Fells, NJ had a population of 2.32k people with a median age of 43.8 and a median household income of $250,001. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Essex Fells, NJ grew from 2,290 to 2,320, a 1.31% increase and its median household income grew from $247,000 to $250,001, a 1.21% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Essex Fells, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.5%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (10.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.57%), White (Hispanic) (2.28%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.85%).

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.

In 2023, the median property value in Essex Fells, NJ was $976,300, and the homeownership rate was 96.8%.

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 2023, there were 7.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.82k people) in Essex Fells, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 239 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 106 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%
2023 Citizenship
99.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of Essex Fells, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Essex Fells, NJ was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Essex Fells, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.82k ± 195
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    239 ± 257
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    106 ± 93
13%
Hispanic Population
302 people

In 2023, there were 7.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.82k people) in Essex Fells, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 239 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 106 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13% of the people in Essex Fells, NJ are hispanic (302 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

10.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
249 people
10.5%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
241 people

As of 2023, 10.7% of Essex Fells, NJ residents (249 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Essex Fells, NJ was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    29 ± 24
  2. World War II
    0 ± 14
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    0 ± 20

Essex Fells, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, NaNy times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Essex Fells, NJ employs 1.01k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Essex Fells, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (192 people), Manufacturing (186 people), and Finance & Insurance (153 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($236,875).

Employment

Occupations

1.01k
2023 Value
± 131
1.1%
1 Year growth
± 18.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Essex Fells, NJ grew at a rate of 1.1%, from 1k employees to 1.01k employees.

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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.01k
2023 Value
± 131
1.1%
1 Year growth
± 18.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Essex Fells, NJ grew at a rate of 1.1%, from 1k employees to 1.01k employees.

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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$194,643
Median earning men ± $36,854
$114,850
Median earning women ± $13,561

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Manufacturing ($236,020), and Information ($195,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($201,250), Retail Trade ($176,750), and Construction ($150,313).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.22% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.18% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.91M), Bachelors Degree (1.8M), and Some college (1.26M).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Essex Fells, NJ was $976,300 in 2023, which is 3.22 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $945,500 to $976,300, a 3.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Essex Fells, NJ is 96.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

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.

Housing

Property

$976,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$54,409
$701
Median Property Taxes
±$88

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 Fells, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

96.8%
Homeownership
2023
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 96.8% of the housing units in Essex Fells, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 97.4%.

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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 (Total).

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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
724
Number of Households
± 84

In 2023, the median household income of the 724 households in Essex Fells, NJ grew to $250,001 from the previous year's value of $247,000.

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Wage Distribution

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

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (57.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (32.5%)
  3. 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%).

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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.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.388% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Essex Fells, NJ (9 out of 2.32k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than 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.

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Health

99.6% of the population of Essex Fells, NJ has health coverage, with 74.9% on employee plans, 0.819% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.3% increase from the previous year (1,181 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 343 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

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, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.388%
Uninsured
74.9%
Employer Coverage
0.819%
Medicaid
13.8%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Essex Fells, NJ declined by 31.7% from 0.568% to 0.388%.

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