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   People QuickFactsEssex CountyNew Jersey
Population definition and source info Population, 2012 estimate 787,7448,864,590
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 783,9698,791,898
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.5%0.8%
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 783,9698,791,894
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.9%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.6%23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 11.7%13.7%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2011 51.9%51.3%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 50.1%74.1%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 42.2%14.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7%0.6%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.9%8.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.0%1.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 20.8%18.1%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 33.5%58.9%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 88.3%89.7%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 24.1%20.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 33.3%29.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 82.4%87.6%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 31.7%35.0%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2007-2011 28,731472,716
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 31.330.1
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2011 312,9523,562,553
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 46.8%66.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 60.2%35.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $389,800$349,100
Households definition and source info Households, 2007-2011 276,4413,180,854
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.752.69
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $32,149$35,678
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2007-2011 $55,876$71,180
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 14.9%9.4%
   Business QuickFactsEssex CountyNew Jersey
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 19,129228,9371
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2010 294,7203,367,1691
Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -9.9-5.11
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2010 58,691604,723
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 67,880781,622
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.0%7.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.4%8.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.4%8.7%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.9%27.3%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 10,422,670116,608,094
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 12,622,517233,413,004
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,750,635124,813,580
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,077$14,453
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,335,84019,993,613
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2011 57512,952
   Geography QuickFactsEssex CountyNew Jersey
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 126.217,354.22
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 6,211.51,195.5
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 01334
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area 

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Monday, 11-Mar-2013 14:16:31 EDT