Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 793,633 |
| 2010 | 783,969 |
| 2020 | 863,728 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Essex County | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 854,130 | 9,267,014 |
| Median household income | $76,712 | $101,050 |
| Median age | 37.7 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $494,400 | $427,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 37.9% | 42.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 29.3% | 23.5% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 44.5% | 63.7% |
| Mean commute to work | 34.0 minutes | 30.9 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $76,712 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 141,377 units
- Renter occupied
- 176,096 units
- Vacancy rate
- 5.4%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
295,575 employees in 19,392 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Essex County
- Ampere NorthCensus designated place
- Belleville TownshipTownship
- Bloomfield TownshipTownship
- BrookdaleCensus designated place
- CaldwellBorough
- Cedar Grove TownshipTownship
- City of Orange TownshipTownship
- East OrangeCity
- Essex FellsBorough
- Fairfield TownshipTownship
- Glen RidgeBorough
- Irvington TownshipTownship
- Livingston TownshipTownship
- Llewellyn ParkCensus designated place
- Maplewood TownshipTownship
- Millburn TownshipTownship
- Montclair TownshipTownship
- NewarkCity
- North CaldwellBorough
- Nutley TownshipTownship
- PleasantdaleCensus designated place
- RoselandBorough
- Short HillsCensus designated place
- Silver LakeCensus designated place
- South Orange Village TownshipTownship
- Upper MontclairCensus designated place
- Verona TownshipTownship
- WatsessingCensus designated place
- West Caldwell TownshipTownship
- West Orange TownshipTownship
Neighboring counties
- Bergen CountyPopulation 978,641 (2024 estimate)
- Hudson CountyPopulation 736,185 (2024 estimate)
- Morris CountyPopulation 523,053 (2024 estimate)
- Passaic CountyPopulation 526,597 (2024 estimate)
- Union CountyPopulation 594,160 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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- Type
- County
- Land area
- 126.1 sq mi
- Water area
- 3.34 sq mi
- Population
- 881,527 (2024 estimate)
- Households
- 317,473
- Median age
- 37.7
- Median household income
- $76,712
- Median home value
- $494,400
- Median gross rent
- $1,459
- Owner-occupied homes
- 44.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 37.9%
- Foreign-born residents
- 29.3%
- Mean commute to work
- 34.0 minutes
- Census GEOID
- 34013
Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- ZIP codes
- 07003, 07004, 07006, 07009, 07017, 07018, 07021, 07028, 07039, 07040, 07041, 07042, 07043, 07044, 07050, 07052, 07068, 07078, 07079, 07102, 07103, 07104, 07105, 07106, 07107, 07108, 07109, 07110, 07111, 07112, 07114
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.