Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ

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2023 Population
150,711
0.76% 1-year growth
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
34.3
0% 1-year change
2023 Poverty Rate
28.4%
3.14% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$42,781
5.44% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$305,800
10.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
59,515
0.515% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ had a population of 151k people with a median age of 34.3 and a median household income of $42,781. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew from 149,574 to 150,711, a 0.76% increase and its median household income grew from $40,574 to $42,781, a 5.44% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (73.7%), Other (Hispanic) (6.96%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (6.37%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.43%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (2.26%).

30.5% of the households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.3% of the residents in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ are New Jersey Institute of Technology (3,250 degrees awarded in 2023) and New Community Career & Technical Institute (28 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was $305,800, and the homeownership rate was 25.1%.

Most people in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 151k people, from which 86.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 25.2% of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (38k people).

In 2023, there were 10.6 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (111k people) in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.5k Other (Hispanic) and 9.59k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ are Spanish (20,195 households), Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (8,048 households), and Haitian (4,462 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
79,531
Women
53%
70,407
Men
47%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 149,938 inhabitants, with 47% men, and 53% women.

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Citizenship

86.3%
2023 Citizenship
87.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 86.3% of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was 87.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    111k ± 2.87k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    10.5k ± 1.61k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    9.59k ± 1.88k
17.8%
Hispanic Population
26.8k people

In 2023, there were 10.6 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (111k people) in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.5k Other (Hispanic) and 9.59k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.8% of the people in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ are hispanic (26.8k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Nigeria
    6,767 ± 1,974 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    4,612 ± 1,641 people
  3. Haiti
    4,578 ± 1,636 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was Nigeria, the natal country of 6,767 Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 4,612 and Haiti with 4,578.

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Foreign-Born Population

25.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
38k people
25.1%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
37.5k people

As of 2023, 25.2% of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ residents (38k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was 25.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    20,195 households (14.4%)
  2. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
    8,048 households (5.75%)
  3. Haitian
    4,462 households (3.19%)

30.5% of the households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 14.4% of the households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    920 ± 216
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    802 ± 450
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    490 ± 167

Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ employs 59.5k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ were Elementary & secondary schools (3,217 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,966 people), and Construction (2,555 people), and the highest paying industries were Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($133,668), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($100,527), and Justice, public order, & safety activities ($94,704).

Males in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.17 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,419. The income inequality in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.416, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
32,116
Women
54%
27,399
Men
46%

The workforce of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ in 2023 was 59,515 people, with 54% woman, and 46% men.

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Occupations

59.5k
2023 Value
0.515%
1 Year growth
± 0.515%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 0.515%, from 59.2k employees to 59.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ, are Nursing assistants (2,293 people), Cashiers (2,264 people), and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers (2,124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

59.5k
2023 Value
0.515%
1 Year growth
± 0.515%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 0.515%, from 59.2k employees to 59.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,217 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,966 people), and Construction (2,555 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,815
Median earning men ± $1,341
$33,011
Median earning women ± $1,689

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($71,205), Information ($57,108), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($65,558), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,392), and Wholesale Trade ($60,125).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ awarded 3,278 degrees. The student population of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 9,106 male students and 3,919 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ are White (916 and 37.5%), followed by Asian (644 and 26.4%), Hispanic or Latino (491 and 20.1%), and Black or African American (253 and 10.4%).

The largest universities in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are New Jersey Institute of Technology (3,250 and 99.1%) and New Community Career & Technical Institute (28 and 0.854%).

The most popular majors in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ are General Computer & Information Sciences (560 and 17.1%), General Civil Engineering (269 and 8.21%), and Mechanical Engineering (265 and 8.08%).

The median tuition cost in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ for a public four year colleges is $15,616 for in-state students and $32,528 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 66.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 13,025 (69.9% men and 30.1% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 13,025 students enrolled in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ, 69.9% men and 30.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,220 records, of which 25.7% were women and 74.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Mechanical Engineering
    228 degrees awarded
  2. Information Technology
    212 degrees awarded
  3. General Computer & Information Sciences
    232 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was Mechanical Engineering with 228 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. New Jersey Institute of Technology
    3,250 degrees awarded
  2. New Community Career & Technical Institute
    28 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New Jersey Institute of Technology with 3,250 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,317 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ, which is 2.41 times more than the 961 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 916 degrees mean that there were 1.42 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 644 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($15,616) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,406) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,750) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.94% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.58% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (42.2k), Some college (24.2k), and Secondary Education (22.3k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was $305,800 in 2023, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $277,800 to $305,800, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ is 25.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 34.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$305,800
Median Property Value 2023
±$16,219
$14,206
Median Property Taxes
±$990

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Rent vs Own

25.1%
Homeownership
2023
68.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 25.1% of the housing units in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 24.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$42,781
Median Household Income
± $3,075
56.5k
Number of Households
± 2,321

In 2023, the median household income of the 56.5k households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew to $42,781 from the previous year's value of $40,574.

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Wage Distribution

0.416
2023 Wage GINI in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ
0.419
2022 Wage GINI in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ

In 2023, the income inequality in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was 0.416 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.801% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (54%)
  2. Public Transit (23.2%)
  3. Carpooled (8.32%)

In 2023, 54% of workers in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (23.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.32%).

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Commute Time

34.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (34.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.15% of the workforce in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ (41.6k out of 146k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ is Black, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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Health

87.8% of the population of Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 32.4% on employee plans, 37.4% on Medicaid, 7.34% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 0.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.3% increase from the previous year (1,181 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 343 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,279 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,279 patients per year. This represents a 8.3% increase from the previous year (1,181 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.2%
Uninsured
32.4%
Employer Coverage
37.4%
Medicaid
7.34%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
0.64%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest) PUMA, NJ grew by 4.57% from 11.7% to 12.2%.

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