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Language Spoken At Home in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 730,231 | 100% |
English only | 485,200 | 66.4% |
Language other than English | 245,031 | 33.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 106,895 | 14.6% |
Spanish | 130,731 | 17.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 60,996 | 8.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 78,099 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 34,688 | 4.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 20,559 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,964 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 15,642 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,247 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 783,840 | 100% |
American | 30,598 | 3.9% |
Arab | 5,132 | 0.7% |
Czech | 1,649 | 0.2% |
Danish | 697 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 3,216 | 0.4% |
English | 18,316 | 2.3% |
French (except Basque) | 5,220 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 1,036 | 0.1% |
German | 33,648 | 4.3% |
Greek | 3,352 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 3,896 | 0.5% |
Irish | 52,840 | 6.7% |
Italian | 77,925 | 9.9% |
Lithuanian | 1,325 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,541 | 0.2% |
Polish | 21,468 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 16,198 | 2.1% |
Russian | 15,604 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,604 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 4,156 | 0.5% |
Slovak | 1,320 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 23,636 | 3.0% |
Swedish | 2,559 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 955 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 3,697 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 1,168 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 46,930 | 6.0% |
Households By Type in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 277,453 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 182,400 | 65.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 93,318 | 33.6% |
Married-couple family | 107,805 | 38.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 52,267 | 18.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 17,107 | 6.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,962 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 57,488 | 20.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,089 | 11.9% |
Nonfamily households | 95,053 | 34.3% |
Householder living alone | 82,211 | 29.6% |
65 years and over | 27,546 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 103,536 | 37.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 65,462 | 23.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 762,171 | 100% |
Householder | 277,453 | 36.4% |
Spouse | 107,679 | 14.1% |
Child | 260,035 | 34.1% |
Other relatives | 75,806 | 9.9% |
Nonrelatives | 41,198 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 16,545 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 293,926 | 100% |
Never married | 132,259 | 45.0% |
Now married, except separated | 125,985 | 42.9% |
Separated | 7,812 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 7,326 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 20,544 | 7.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 328,777 | 100% |
Never married | 130,956 | 39.8% |
Now married, except separated | 120,341 | 36.6% |
Separated | 12,598 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 31,450 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 33,432 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 11,266 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 5,189 | 46.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Grandparents in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 18,670 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5,817 | 31.2% |
Less than 1 year | 992 | 5.3% |
1 or 2 years | 1,102 | 5.9% |
3 or 4 years | 838 | 4.5% |
5 or more years | 2,885 | 15.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,817 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,372 | 75.2% |
Who are married | 2,983 | 51.3% |
School Enrollment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 218,055 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 18,496 | 8.5% |
Kindergarten | 10,892 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 84,634 | 38.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 45,561 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 58,472 | 26.8% |
Educational Attainment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 515,238 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 40,629 | 7.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 47,288 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 148,148 | 28.8% |
Some college, no degree | 88,219 | 17.1% |
Associate's degree | 27,088 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 99,307 | 19.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 64,559 | 12.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.8% |
Veteran Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 589,205 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 27,863 | 4.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 771,105 | 100% |
With a disability | 83,399 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 194,167 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,394 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 489,305 | 100% |
With a disability | 44,057 | 9.0% |
65 years and over | 87,633 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,948 | 36.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 773,992 | 100% |
Same house | 689,228 | 89.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 79,238 | 10.2% |
Same county | 55,736 | 7.2% |
Different county | 23,502 | 3.0% |
Same state | 12,478 | 1.6% |
Different state | 11,024 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 5,526 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 783,840 | 100% |
Native | 592,107 | 75.5% |
Born in United States | 565,424 | 72.1% |
State of residence | 408,166 | 52.1% |
Different state | 157,258 | 20.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 26,683 | 3.4% |
Foreign born | 191,733 | 24.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 191,733 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 90,371 | 47.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 101,362 | 52.9% |
Year of Entry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 218,416 | 100% |
Native | 26,683 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 575 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,108 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 191,733 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4,647 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 187,086 | 97.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 191,733 | 100% |
Europe | 28,033 | 14.6% |
Asia | 28,252 | 14.7% |
Africa | 17,518 | 9.1% |
Oceania | 242 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 116,457 | 60.7% |
Northern America | 1,231 | 0.6% |