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People MapStats |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
786,147 | 8,724,560 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-0.8% | 3.7% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-6,158 | 310,213 |
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Population, 2000 |
793,633 | 8,414,350 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
57,598 | 558,994 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.3% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
204,374 | 2,089,338 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
26.0% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
11.5% | 12.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
90,631 | 1,127,742 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
52.0% | 51.1% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
405,665 | 6,665,390 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
332,641 | 1,264,681 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
2,879 | 27,970 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
34,124 | 647,986 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
1,000 | 6,878 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
9,838 | 111,655 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
141,459 | 1,364,696 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
284,802 | 5,457,733 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
51.6% | 76.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
42.3% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
4.3% | 7.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.3% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
18.0% | 15.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
36.2% | 62.6% |
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Births, 2004 |
12,089 | 115,253 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
6,545 | 71,371 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
94 | 651 |
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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, 2006 |
308,723 | 3,472,643 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
7,712 | 162,369 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.6% | 4.9% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
45.6% | 65.6% |
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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, 2004 |
$44,486 | $57,338 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
13.9% | 8.4% |
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Business MapStats |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
34,684 | 381,466 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$43,951 | $43,831 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
370,603 | 4,518,035 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
5.8% | 4.6% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
461,088 | 4,995,959 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
5,242 | 240,580 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
82,520 | 655,757 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
28,419,699 | 278,468,425 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$61,636 | $55,739 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
20,369 | 242,1281 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
311,491 | 3,594,8621 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-4.7% | 1.3%1 |
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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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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.4% | 26.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.5% | 7.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
8,764,447 | 96,599,807 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,000,271 | 15,715,595 |
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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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Building permits, 2006 |
3,284 | 34,323 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
392,802 | 4,382,666 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
153 | 805,682 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
5,727,450 | 55,264,3501 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$7,189 | $6,3531 |
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