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People QuickFacts |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
770,675 | 8,682,661 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-2.7% | 3.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
792,311 | 8,414,360 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
7.3% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
25.4% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
11.8% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.9% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
51.7% | 76.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
41.9% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
4.4% | 7.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.4% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
18.9% | 16.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
35.8% | 61.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.9% | 59.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
21.2% | 17.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
29.7% | 25.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
75.6% | 82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
27.5% | 29.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
158,244 | 1,389,811 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
31.2 | 30.0 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
312,203 | 3,517,293 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
45.6% | 65.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
61.7% | 36.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$208,400 | $170,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
283,736 | 3,064,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.72 | 2.68 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$53,319 | $67,142 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$24,943 | $27,006 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
13.3% | 8.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
20,102 | 243,3501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
316,225 | 3,661,6791 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
-3.3% | 3.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
51,993 | 590,485 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
62,660 | 708,837 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
14.5% | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.4% | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.5% | 7.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.4% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
8,764,447 | 96,599,807 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
18,657,856 | 256,925,492 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,213,743 | 102,153,833 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,802 | $11,910 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,000,271 | 15,715,595 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
1,314 | 18,363 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
7,631,125 | 72,085,0751 |
