Essex   County NJ United States

County FIPS 34013
Largest City Newark
State New Jersey
Latitude 40.7880
Longitude -74.2481
Population 863,002
Density 6846.55 people per square mile
Time Zone America/New York
  • All demographic data comes from the 2024 American Community Survey (5-year study).
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Household Income

Median household: $80,789
Median individual: $42,746

Race

Mode: 36.2% Black

Gender

 51.4% female 

Rent

  $1531 / month  

Median house value: $523,955.0

Age

Median: 37.7 years old

Education

With at least college degree: 39.2%
With STEM degree: 44.2%

Marital Status

 40.6% married 

Never married: 43.0%

Labor Force Participation

 66.4% working 

Unemployed: 8.7%

Average Family Size

 3.32 people 

Commute Time

 33.6 minutes 

Health Care

 11.9% uninsured 

Poverty

 14.6%

All data comes from the SimpleMaps US Counties Database, 2026.

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