07021 Zip Code (Essex Fells, NJ) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,293
Zip code population in 2010: 2,091
Zip code population in 2000: 2,151

Houses and condos: 804
Renter-occupied apartments: 19
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 07021: 118.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,630 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $9,557 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $9,483 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 07021:

• High school or higher: 100.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 44.6%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 07021:

• Never married: 16.7%
• Now married: 75.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 3.5%

• 
• • 1,79378.2%White
  • 29312.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1245.4%Asian
  • 441.9%Two or more races
  • 381.7%Black

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 07021, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $399,942 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$399,942
State:	$95,247

Salary/wage: $318,114 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

Here:	$318,114
State:	$80,635

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1955.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4366.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6044.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9302.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20882.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 239318.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $5,997 (reported on 64.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$5,997
New Jersey:	$2,414

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.7% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 140.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 748.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3426.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $19,984 (reported on 65.4% of returns)

Here:	$19,984
State:	$8,057

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 356.7% for AGIs below $25k, 216.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 500.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1200.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2341.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11298.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$52,502 (reported on 61.7% of returns)

Here:	+$52,502
State:	+$25,022

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.7% for AGIs below $25k, 202.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 302.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 410.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2762.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 32222.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$70,429 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	+$70,429
State:	+$18,035

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 580.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1906.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2451.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13886.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $43,183 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

07021:	$43,183
New Jersey:	$21,558

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1392.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1708.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3290.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $39,786 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

07021:	$39,786
New Jersey:	$30,844

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2785.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $49,344 (reported on 38.3% of returns)

Here:	$49,344
State:	$32,863

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2348.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1940.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3575.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15778.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $16,161 (reported on 35.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,161
State:	$7,880

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 178.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 437.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5746.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,776 (reported on 38.3% of returns)

07021:	$9,776
State:	$9,183

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 706.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 462.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1050.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2735.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.4%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 95.0% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 95.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 07021, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $329,339 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$329,339
State:	$79,688

Salary/wage: $229,165 (reported on 73.1% of returns)

Here:	$229,165
State:	$68,122

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.4% for AGIs below $25k, 66.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 50.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $12,367 (reported on 67.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$12,367
New Jersey:	$2,193

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $21,799 (reported on 64.8% of returns)

Here:	$21,799
State:	$6,828

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$54,619 (reported on 57.4% of returns)

Here:	+$54,619
State:	+$15,358

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$78,050 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	+$78,050
State:	+$19,577

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.5% for AGIs below $25k, 15.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $59,282 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

07021:	$59,282
New Jersey:	$18,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 11.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $37,500 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

07021:	$37,500
New Jersey:	$24,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $98,150 (20% of AGI, reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$98,150
State:	$30,827

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	21.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.6% for AGIs below $25k, 26.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 29.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $12,807 (reported on 62.0% of returns)

Here:	$12,807
State:	$3,451

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $56,439 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

07021:	$56,439
State:	$15,801

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 12.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 79.6%

Here:	80%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 89.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 07021, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $315,627 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$315,627
State:	$64,921

Salary/wage: $287,978 (reported on 66.3% of returns)

Here:	$287,978
State:	$57,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $8,544 (reported on 80.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$8,544
New Jersey:	$2,068

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $17,492 (reported on 74.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,492
State:	$3,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$41,210 (reported on 61.1% of returns)

Here:	+$41,210
State:	+$13,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$64,177 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$64,177
State:	+$17,520

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $5,679 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

07021:	$5,679
New Jersey:	$3,270

Self-employed pension: $28,232 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$28,232
New Jersey:	$17,258

Total itemized deductions: $74,547 (16% of AGI, reported on 65.5% of returns)

Here:	$74,547
State:	$23,924

Here:	15.7% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 26.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 31.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $12,504 (3% of AGI, reported on 61.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,504
State:	$3,242

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	2.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $95,164 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

07021:	$95,164
State:	$12,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $375 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

Here:	$375
State:	$1,711

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.7%

Here:	83%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $10k, 73.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 07006, 07044, 07068, 07052, 07009, 07042.
Essex Fells Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 730

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 28 (29 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 366 (239 now married, 125 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 07021 with a mortgage: 492 (68 second mortgage, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,744
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,425

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 07021 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 16$60,000 to $74,999
• 45$75,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 67$150,000 to $199,999
• 464$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 07021

• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 16$400,000 to $499,999
• 185$500,000 to $749,999
• 251$750,000 to $999,999
• 121$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 119$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 122$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 07021

• 2$1,250 to $1,499
• 7$3,000 to $3,499
• 5$3,500 or more
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $3,452.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $728,845.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,019,351
• Black or African American householders: $235,445
• Asian householders: $770,549
• Some other race householders: $470,891
• Two or more races householders: $1,070,208
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $770,549

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,010,276 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $810,074 - $1,621,523

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,403,047

Here:	$1,403,047
State:	$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $897,584

Here:	$897,584
State:	$381,113

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 742
• One, attached: 54
• Two: 7
• 3 or 4: 2

Unemployment: 3.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 07021

• 54.5%553Drove a car alone
• 2.5%25Carpooled
• 2.0%20Bus or trolley bus
• 1.4%14Streetcar or trolley car
• 3.8%39Subway or elevated
• 1.5%15Walked
• 0.8%8Other means
• 36.9%374Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 07021

• 22Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 9810 to 14 minutes
• 11315 to 19 minutes
• 7620 to 24 minutes
• 4525 to 29 minutes
• 7330 to 34 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 8245 to 59 minutes
• 8060 to 89 minutes
• 4690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,293

• Male householders: 370 (23 living alone), Female householders: 373 (69 living alone)

• 636 spouses (628 opposite-sex spouses), 24 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 830 children (813 natural, 12 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

Size of family households: 248 2-persons, 110 3-persons, 178 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 17 2-persons, 3 3-persons

650 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (11 men, 22 women).

80.1% of residents of 07021 zip code speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% very well, 6% well, 5% not well).
8.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% very well, 2% well).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% very well, 13% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ESSEX FELLS BORO (255 ROSELAND AVE in ESSEX FELLS BORO, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-190668, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-0706002, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: ESSEX FELLS BORO WATER HILLTOP SYSTEM

• ESSEX FELLS BORO BD OF ED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (102 HAWTHORNE RD in ESSEX FELLS BORO, NJ)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-050
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-015063, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  Organizations: DIAL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ESSEX FELLS BOARD OF ED

• ESSEX FELLS COUNTRY CLUB (219 DEVON RD in ESSEX FELLS, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-020429, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-10731W, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• FINISHMASTER (569 PENNSYLVANIA AVE in ESSEX FELLS, NJ)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: MILTON SUSSMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%

Population in 1990: 2,102. Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+2.3%).

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

• This state: 1,260
• Northeast: 578
• Midwest: 97
• South: 64
• West: 45

69% of the 07021 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Jersey.

96% of the 07021 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4: 5)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Other Activities Related to Real Estate (1-4: 2)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0209.01


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0209.01

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 12 took place in 2005, and the least - 2 in 2012. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (77.0%), and Outside Fires (17.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 07021
• 7777.0%Structure Fires
• 1717.0%Outside Fires
• 55.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 11.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 07021, New Jersey

Most common first names in zip code 07021 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	24	76.7 years
Mary	21	79.9 years
Margaret	13	79.4 years
Frank	13	76.9 years
William	13	78.2 years
George	11	80.4 years
Joseph	9	81.0 years
James	8	83.2 years
Arthur	7	79.5 years
Helen	7	85.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 07021 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	6	70.0 years
Obrien	5	84.6 years
Mitchell	4	82.7 years
Price	4	80.5 years
Abelew	3	92.3 years
Barton	3	78.3 years
Kappell	3	85.6 years
Holton	3	84.7 years
Adams	3	76.0 years
Brown	3	84.0 years

Businesses in zip code 07021

• FedEx: 1