Overview for Essex County, NJ
Part of: New York-Newark-Edison
NY-NJ-PA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: New
York-Newark-Bridgeport NY-NJ-CT-PA,
Combined Statistical Area
Part of: Newark-Union, NJ-PA,
Metropolitan Division |
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Essex County is one of
about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
126.3 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 6,263.3 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population declined by 14.9%.
On the 2000 census form, 96.6% of the
population reported only one race, with
41.2% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 15.4% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.72
persons compared to an average family
size of 3.30 persons.
In 2005 health care and social
assistance was the largest of 20 major
sectors. It had an average wage per job
of $46,697. Per capita income grew by
18.6% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted
for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2005) |
791,057 |
Covered
Employment |
356,794 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
1.7% |
Average wage
per job |
$53,063 |
| Households
(2000) |
283,736 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
7.0% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
366,324 |
Average wage
per job |
$59,014 |
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Unemployment Rate (2005) |
5.6 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2004) |
$40,634 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
| Median
Household Income (2003) |
$42,705 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
D |
| Poverty
Rate (2003) |
14.4 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
75.6 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
27.5 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
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