Essex County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	54%
State:	34%

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Races in Essex County, New Jersey:

Median resident age:	34.7 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 377,533	(47.6%)
Females: 416,100	(52.4%)

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Essex County:	2.7 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county:	$53,498
New Jersey:	$67,035

This county:	$826
State:	$905

Essex County:	$422,800
New Jersey:	$372,300

Detached houses: $535,954

Here:	$535,954
State:	$452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $378,148

Here:	$378,148
State:	$310,364

In 2-unit structures: $385,020

Here:	$385,020
State:	$429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $354,275

Here:	$354,275
State:	$371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $311,285

Here:	$311,285
State:	$309,003

Mobile homes: $265,717

Here:	$265,717
State:	$53,584

Health of residents in Essex County based on 1329 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
70.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
19.3% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
42.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
58.5% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
78.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 187 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 152 pounds. This is about average.
9.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Essex County:	13.3%
New Jersey:	8.6%

Area name: Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Essex County is $879 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1004 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1202 a month.

Cities in this county include: Newark, East Orange, Irvington, Bloomfield, West Orange, Montclair, North Brunswick Township, Belleville, Orange, Livingston.

2005 air pollution in Essex County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 40 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bergen County , Hudson County , Morris County , Passaic County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	9.8%
New Jersey:	8.7%

Current college students: 47,684
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 168,165 (44% naturalized citizens)

Essex County:	21.2%
Whole state:	17.5%

Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 103,183
• One, attached: 11,848
• Two: 43,847
• 3 or 4: 48,235
• 5 to 9: 19,146
• 10 to 19: 16,509
• 20 or more: 57,987
• Mobile homes: 221
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Housing units in Essex County with a mortgage: 68,863 (6,720 second mortgage, 9,536 home equity loan, 372 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26,902

Here:	71.9% with mortgage
State:	71.5% with mortgage

Essex County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Essex County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Essex County center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 29.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 39.5 miles away from Essex County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 201,772 (61%) Carpooled: 39,295 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 41,473 (13%) Streetcar or trolley car: 176 (0%) Subway or elevated: 4,544 (1%) Railroad: 13,651 (4%) Ferryboat: 49 (0%) Taxi: 1,292 (0%) Motorcycle: 37 (0%) Bicycle: 498 (0%) Walked: 13,922 (4%) Other means: 2,399 (1%) Worked at home: 9,106 (3%)

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)

Essex County:	0.10%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

3.18% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($32,835 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($26,632 average AGI)

Essex County:	2.19%
New Jersey average:	2.46%

from Hudson County, NJ	0.73% ($63,892 average AGI)
from Union County, NJ	0.70% ($39,626)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.41% ($54,350)
from Bergen County, NJ	0.38% ($63,177)
from New York County, NY	0.31% ($133,208)
from Morris County, NJ	0.30% ($77,483)
from Kings County, NY	0.27% ($60,140)

7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,682 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($624 average AGI)

Essex County:	0.08%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

4.11% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($32,822 average AGI)
2.94% relocated to other states ($22,236 average AGI)

Essex County:	2.94%
New Jersey average:	3.32%

to Union County, NJ	1.14% ($43,782 average AGI)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.56% ($41,527)
to Morris County, NJ	0.49% ($87,001)
to Middlesex County, NJ	0.39% ($51,360)
to Passaic County, NJ	0.38% ($50,321)
to Bergen County, NJ	0.34% ($68,869)
to New York County, NY	0.22% ($78,003)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 100,583 (84,961 aged, 15,622 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 664,866 (117,778 male householders, 76,876 female householders)

  124,345 spouses, 250,793 children (237,241 natural, 6,022 adopted, 7,530 stepchildren), 25,186 grandchildren, 15,247 brothers or sisters, 10,226 parents, 22,852 other relatives, 21,563 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 105,992 (38,146 male householders (30,231 living alone)), 50,892 female householders (45,551 living alone)), 16,954 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 22,775 (12,798 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 65,034 2-persons, 49,034 3-persons, 42,575 4-persons, 21,972 5-persons, 9,646 6-persons, 6,393 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 75,782 1-person, 11,058 2-persons, 1,413 3-persons, 509 4-persons, 196 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

70.3% of residents of Essex County speak English at home.
14.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
10.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $5,727,450,000 ($7189 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $99,666,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,522,513,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,236,834,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $65,773,000
Federal grants: $2,120,618,000
Federal procurement contracts: $237,516,000 ($79,619,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $544,196,000 ($8,935,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $29,991,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $693,880,000
Federal Government insurance: $414,952,000

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+42 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Here:	-77 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 32.21 millions of gallons per day (79% from ground, 21% from surface)

Here:	6.8
State:	6.6

Here:	3.7
State:	3.8

61% of Essex County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in New Jersey.

Essex County:	60.9%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 424219
• Northeast: 86279
• Midwest: 10433
• South: 70259
• West: 5356

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $156,200

Here:	14.7%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	14.9%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	35.2%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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