Essex County, NJ Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Essex county new jersey dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 221,424 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 18,361 | 8.3 |
| Kindergarten | 12,044 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 95,942 | 43.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 47,393 | 21.4 |
| College or graduate school | 47,684 | 21.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 513,570 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 47,859 | 9.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 77,545 | 15.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 139,578 | 27.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 86,465 | 16.8 |
| Associate degree | 20,956 | 4.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 84,953 | 16.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 56,214 | 10.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 75.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 27.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 618,968 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 222,587 | 36.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 278,694 | 45.0 |
| Separated | 24,237 | 3.9 |
| Widowed | 47,150 | 7.6 |
Female | 38,364 | 6.2 |
| Divorced | 46,300 | 7.5 |
Female | 28,294 | 4.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 23,877 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 9,273 | 38.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 587,516 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 47,596 | 8.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 179,209 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,994 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 454,864 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 104,499 | 23.0 |
Percent employed | 54.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 350,365 | 77.0 |
Percent employed | 70.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 89,691 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 37,751 | 42.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 736,536 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 426,607 | 57.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 273,658 | 37.2 |
Same county | 186,082 | 25.3 |
Different county | 87,576 | 11.9 |
Same state | 49,055 | 6.7 |
Different state | 38,521 | 5.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 36,271 | 4.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 793,633 | 100.0 |
| Native | 625,468 | 78.8 |
Born in United States | 596,546 | 75.2 |
State of residence | 424,219 | 53.5 |
Different state | 172,327 | 21.7 |
Born outside United States | 28,922 | 3.6 |
| Foreign born | 168,165 | 21.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 72,943 | 9.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 73,983 | 9.3 |
Not a citizen | 94,182 | 11.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 168,165 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 35,601 | 21.2 |
| Asia | 23,743 | 14.1 |
| Africa | 11,543 | 6.9 |
| Oceania | 187 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 95,738 | 56.9 |
| Northern America | 1,353 | 0.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 736,536 | 100.0 |
| English only | 517,923 | 70.3 |
| Language other than English | 218,613 | 29.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 98,262 | 13.3 |
Spanish | 108,723 | 14.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 52,993 | 7.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 79,843 | 10.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 36,223 | 4.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 17,702 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,620 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 793,633 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 774,329 | 97.6 |
| Arab | 3,495 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 2,111 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 885 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 3,478 | 0.4 |
| English | 19,505 | 2.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,407 | 0.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,138 | 0.1 |
| German | 37,911 | 4.8 |
| Greek | 3,228 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 4,427 | 0.6 |
| Irish1 | 54,738 | 6.9 |
| Italian | 92,389 | 11.6 |
| Lithuanian | 1,987 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 2,122 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 24,590 | 3.1 |
| Portuguese | 18,604 | 2.3 |
| Russian | 16,592 | 2.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,585 | 0.5 |
| Scottish | 5,381 | 0.7 |
| Slovak | 1,364 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 17,639 | 2.2 |
| Swedish | 2,499 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 1,128 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 3,741 | 0.5 |
| United States or American | 20,391 | 2.6 |
| Welsh | 1,499 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 39,564 | 5.0 |
| Other ancestries | 384,931 | 48.5 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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