Essex

County in New Jersey

County

The population development of Essex.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Essex	County	778,206	793,633	783,969	862,769	881,527	→
New Jersey	State	7,730,188	8,414,350	8,791,894	9,289,014	9,500,851

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Essex.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Caldwell	Borough	Essex	7,429	7,654	7,887	9,002	9,326	→
East Orange	City	Essex	73,603	70,043	64,346	69,656	71,850	→
Essex Fells	Borough	Essex	2,141	2,140	2,116	2,248	2,220	→
Glen Ridge	Borough	Essex	7,085	7,294	7,508	7,782	8,204	→
Newark	City	Essex	275,225	272,499	276,941	311,553	317,303	→
North Caldwell	Borough	Essex	6,730	7,386	6,175	6,675	6,769	→
Roseland	Borough	Essex	4,851	5,277	5,836	6,298	6,370	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	415,256
Females	448,472

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	202,220
18-64 years	546,966
65+ years	114,542

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	26,685
70-79 years	49,455
60-69 years	87,566
50-59 years	114,132
40-49 years	119,247
30-39 years	123,274
20-29 years	114,588
10-19 years	120,461
0-9 years	108,320

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	119
Urban	863,609

»Race« (C 2020)
White	261,487
Black/African American	335,047
Indigenous	4,604
Asian	47,591
Pacific Islander	378
Some other	124,085
2 or more	90,536

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	210,353
Other	653,375