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Language Spoken At Home in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 701,438 | 100% |
English only | 534,648 | 76.2% |
Language other than English | 166,790 | 23.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 70,298 | 10.0% |
Spanish | 101,150 | 14.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 47,305 | 6.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 43,619 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,516 | 1.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 16,034 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,528 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 5,987 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,949 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 744,961 | 100% |
American | 29,992 | 4.0% |
Arab | 7,838 | 1.1% |
Czech | 1,191 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,610 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 4,790 | 0.6% |
English | 89,206 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 59,052 | 7.9% |
French Canadian | 32,701 | 4.4% |
German | 43,131 | 5.8% |
Greek | 17,105 | 2.3% |
Hungarian | 2,150 | 0.3% |
Irish | 170,238 | 22.9% |
Italian | 129,106 | 17.3% |
Lithuanian | 4,726 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 4,036 | 0.5% |
Polish | 33,355 | 4.5% |
Portuguese | 18,829 | 2.5% |
Russian | 12,122 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,531 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 21,504 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 414 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 5,927 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 11,264 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 1,146 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,674 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 2,817 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4,949 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 285,144 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 189,387 | 66.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 87,572 | 30.7% |
Married-couple family | 137,994 | 48.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 60,286 | 21.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 13,041 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,648 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 38,352 | 13.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,638 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 95,757 | 33.6% |
Householder living alone | 79,957 | 28.0% |
65 years and over | 32,127 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 95,609 | 33.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 76,030 | 26.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 727,672 | 100% |
Householder | 285,144 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 137,940 | 19.0% |
Child | 225,654 | 31.0% |
Other relatives | 43,647 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 35,287 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 17,823 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 286,294 | 100% |
Never married | 99,413 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 150,033 | 52.4% |
Separated | 4,998 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 8,358 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 23,492 | 8.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 318,703 | 100% |
Never married | 94,326 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 147,711 | 46.3% |
Separated | 8,508 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 31,150 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 37,008 | 11.6% |
Fertility in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 9,059 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,944 | 32.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 14,535 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,449 | 30.6% |
Less than 1 year | 1,152 | 7.9% |
1 or 2 years | 911 | 6.3% |
3 or 4 years | 610 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 1,776 | 12.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,449 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,681 | 60.3% |
Who are married | 3,097 | 69.6% |
School Enrollment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 194,219 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 14,228 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 9,710 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 76,964 | 39.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 41,911 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 51,406 | 26.5% |
Educational Attainment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 507,496 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 27,408 | 5.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 29,693 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 134,289 | 26.5% |
Some college, no degree | 89,435 | 17.6% |
Associate's degree | 41,700 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 109,985 | 21.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 74,986 | 14.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 36.4% |
Veteran Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 572,677 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 44,748 | 7.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 737,370 | 100% |
With a disability | 83,543 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 171,593 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,812 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 464,030 | 100% |
With a disability | 42,162 | 9.1% |
65 years and over | 101,747 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,569 | 34.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 737,039 | 100% |
Same house | 646,763 | 87.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 85,840 | 11.6% |
Same county | 60,735 | 8.2% |
Different county | 25,105 | 3.4% |
Same state | 12,979 | 1.8% |
Different state | 12,126 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 4,436 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 744,961 | 100% |
Native | 634,615 | 85.2% |
Born in United States | 614,458 | 82.5% |
State of residence | 494,117 | 66.3% |
Different state | 120,341 | 16.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 20,157 | 2.7% |
Foreign born | 110,346 | 14.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 110,346 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 55,993 | 50.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 54,353 | 49.3% |
Year of Entry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 130,503 | 100% |
Native | 20,157 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 523 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 19,634 | 97.4% |
Foreign born | 110,346 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,800 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 106,546 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 110,346 | 100% |
Europe | 21,951 | 19.9% |
Asia | 19,448 | 17.6% |
Africa | 5,531 | 5.0% |
Oceania | 237 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 59,704 | 54.1% |
Northern America | 3,475 | 3.1% |