Essex Fells, New Jersey

Borough in Essex County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+3.8%

Population of Essex Fells at each census
Census	Population
2000	2,162
2010	2,113
2020	2,244

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, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Essex Fells compared with its county and state

Essex Fells compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Essex Fells	Essex County	New Jersey
Population	2,320	854,130	9,267,014
Median household income	$250,001	$76,712	$101,050
Median age	43.8	37.7	40.1
Median home value	$976,300	$494,400	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	81.5%	37.9%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	10.7%	29.3%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	96.8%	44.5%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	31.9 minutes	34.0 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Essex Fells

Under $50k8.7%

$50k to $100k9.4%

$100k to $150k7.3%

$150k to $200k7.5%

$200k and over67.3%

Median household income $250,001 · 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, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Essex Fells

96.8%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 701 units
Renter occupied: 23 units
Vacancy rate: 8.6%

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, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Essex Fells1

Public schools in Essex Fells, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Essex Fells Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Essex Fells School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.