Essex County (New Jersey, NJ)

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Language Spoken At Home in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over730,231100%
English only485,20066.4%
Language other than English245,03133.6%
   Speak English less than very well106,89514.6%
   Spanish130,73117.9%
      Speak English less than very well60,9968.4%
   Other Indo-European languages78,09910.7%
      Speak English less than very well34,6884.8%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages20,5592.8%
      Speak English less than very well6,9641.0%
   Other languages15,6422.1%
      Speak English less than very well4,2470.6%

Ancestry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population783,840100%
  American30,5983.9%
  Arab5,1320.7%
  Czech1,6490.2%
  Danish6970.1%
  Dutch3,2160.4%
  English18,3162.3%
  French (except Basque)5,2200.7%
  French Canadian1,0360.1%
  German33,6484.3%
  Greek3,3520.4%
  Hungarian3,8960.5%
  Irish52,8406.7%
  Italian77,9259.9%
  Lithuanian1,3250.2%
  Norwegian1,5410.2%
  Polish21,4682.7%
  Portuguese16,1982.1%
  Russian15,6042.0%
  Scotch-Irish1,6040.2%
  Scottish4,1560.5%
  Slovak1,3200.2%
  Subsaharan African23,6363.0%
  Swedish2,5590.3%
  Swiss9550.1%
  Ukrainian3,6970.5%
  Welsh1,1680.1%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)46,9306.0%
Households By Type in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households277,453100%
  Family households (families)182,40065.7%
     With own children under 18 years93,31833.6%
     Married-couple family107,80538.9%
        With own children under 18 years52,26718.8%
     Male householder, no wife present, family17,1076.2%
        With own children under 18 years7,9622.9%
     Female householder, no husband present, family57,48820.7%
        With own children under 18 years33,08911.9%
  Nonfamily households95,05334.3%
     Householder living alone82,21129.6%
        65 years and over27,5469.9%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years103,53637.3%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over65,46223.6%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households762,171100%
  Householder277,45336.4%
  Spouse107,67914.1%
  Child260,03534.1%
  Other relatives75,8069.9%
  Nonrelatives41,1985.4%
     Unmarried partner16,5452.2%
Marital Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over293,926100%
  Never married132,25945.0%
  Now married, except separated125,98542.9%
  Separated7,8122.7%
  Widowed7,3262.5%
  Divorced20,5447.0%
 
  Females 15 years and over328,777100%
  Never married130,95639.8%
  Now married, except separated120,34136.6%
  Separated12,5983.8%
  Widowed31,4509.6%
  Divorced33,43210.2%
Fertility in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months11,266100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)5,18946.1%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women410%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old550%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old180%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old890%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old360%
Grandparents in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years18,670100%
  Responsible for grandchildren5,81731.2%
        Less than 1 year9925.3%
        1 or 2 years1,1025.9%
        3 or 4 years8384.5%
        5 or more years2,88515.5%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years5,817100%
  Who are female4,37275.2%
  Who are married2,98351.3%
School Enrollment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school218,055100%
  Nursery school, preschool18,4968.5%
  Kindergarten10,8925.0%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)84,63438.8%
  High school (grades 9-12)45,56120.9%
  College or graduate school58,47226.8%
Educational Attainment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over515,238100%
  Less than 9th grade40,6297.9%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma47,2889.2%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)148,14828.8%
  Some college, no degree88,21917.1%
  Associate's degree27,0885.3%
  Bachelor's degree99,30719.3%
  Graduate or professional degree64,55912.5%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher082.9%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher031.8%
Veteran Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over589,205100%
  Civilian veterans27,8634.7%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population771,105100%
  With a disability83,39910.8%
 
Under 18 years194,167100%
  With a disability7,3943.8%
 
18 to 64 years489,305100%
  With a disability44,0579.0%
 
65 years and over87,633100%
  With a disability31,94836.5%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over773,992100%
  Same house689,22889.0%
  Different house in the U.S.79,23810.2%
     Same county55,7367.2%
     Different county23,5023.0%
        Same state12,4781.6%
        Different state11,0241.4%
  Abroad5,5260.7%
Place Of Birth in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population783,840100%
  Native592,10775.5%
     Born in United States565,42472.1%
        State of residence408,16652.1%
        Different state157,25820.1%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)26,6833.4%
  Foreign born191,73324.5%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population191,733100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen90,37147.1%
  Not a U.S. citizen101,36252.9%
Year of Entry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States218,416100%
  Native26,683100%
    Entered 2010 or later5752.2%
    Entered before 201026,10897.8%
  Foreign born191,733100%
    Entered 2010 or later4,6472.4%
    Entered before 2010187,08697.6%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea191,733100%
  Europe28,03314.6%
  Asia28,25214.7%
  Africa17,5189.1%
  Oceania2420.1%
  Latin America116,45760.7%
  Northern America1,2310.6%