Essex County, New Jersey Demographics

Essex County is 11th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Essex County is 14th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Essex County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Essex County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Essex County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Female residents

Essex County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Housing units

Essex County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Essex County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Essex County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Essex County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Essex County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Current population (2012)

Essex County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	787,744	3rd	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	126.2	19th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	6,211.5	2nd	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	4th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.5%	1st	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.0%	20th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.4%	18th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	31.7%	10th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	50.0%	21st	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	42.1%	1st	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	6th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.0%	12th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	15th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	7th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	5th	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	33.1%	20th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.9%	2nd	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	24.1%	6th	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	312,952	2nd	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	60.2%	2nd	35.9%	25.9%
Households	276,441	3rd	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	46.8%	20th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$389,800	6th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.8	6th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,334	3rd	17,939	829,658

Income Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$32,149	13th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$55,876	18th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.9%	4th	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Non-farm private establishments	18,681	3rd	226,878	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	288,475	3rd	3,377,848	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	67,880	2nd	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$7,750,635	5th	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,077	21st	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,335,840	3rd	$19,993,613	$613,795,732