Essex County
Essex County has 863,002 residents across 31 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $80,789, 22% below the New Jersey figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $524,100, and 39% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files
All 31 ZIP codes.
Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| ZIP code | Residents | Household income | Home value | Owners | Bachelor's+ | Broadband | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07003 | 53,771 | $104K | $471K | 51% | 49% | 93% | 35 min |
| 07004 | 7,824 | $116K | $689K | 79% | 51% | 94% | 23 min |
| 07006 | 26,654 | $149K | $694K | 72% | 65% | 93% | 31 min |
| 07009 | 13,535 | $152K | $634K | 84% | 61% | 96% | 36 min |
| 07017 | 40,910 | $59K | $375K | 34% | 21% | 89% | 38 min |
| 07018 | 28,924 | $63K | $354K | 28% | 25% | 90% | 38 min |
| 07021 | 2,361 | $250K | $1.08M | 96% | 81% | 96% | 34 min |
| 07028 | 8,022 | $247K | $834K | 91% | 81% | 98% | 39 min |
| 07039 | 31,488 | $230K | $821K | 89% | 74% | 97% | 41 min |
| 07040 | 25,613 | $174K | $721K | 75% | 73% | 97% | 42 min |
| 07041 | 7,532 | $203K | $962K | 69% | 85% | 97% | 44 min |
| 07042 | 27,326 | $123K | $822K | 47% | 69% | 94% | 37 min |
| 07043 | 13,256 | $250K | $975K | 85% | 84% | 98% | 45 min |
| 07044 | 14,545 | $162K | $608K | 79% | 70% | 90% | 36 min |
| 07050 | 34,181 | $53K | $365K | 26% | 23% | 85% | 35 min |
| 07052 | 48,620 | $129K | $557K | 69% | 53% | 94% | 38 min |
| 07068 | 6,268 | $164K | $666K | 82% | 72% | 92% | 36 min |
| 07078 | 14,613 | $250K | $1.68M | 89% | 93% | 100% | 46 min |
| 07079 | 18,539 | $195K | $867K | 65% | 77% | 95% | 42 min |
| 07102 | 12,358 | $39K | $432K | 6% | 37% | 83% | 37 min |
| 07103 | 37,293 | $52K | $319K | 25% | 23% | 90% | 34 min |
| 07104 | 52,266 | $54K | $389K | 28% | 25% | 86% | 34 min |
| 07105 | 57,093 | $60K | $472K | 16% | 15% | 83% | 37 min |
| 07106 | 36,383 | $53K | $355K | 35% | 20% | 90% | 39 min |
| 07107 | 43,293 | $51K | $380K | 29% | 13% | 85% | 35 min |
| 07108 | 28,790 | $36K | $399K | 19% | 18% | 86% | 35 min |
| 07109 | 37,984 | $90K | $421K | 56% | 33% | 91% | 35 min |
| 07110 | 29,980 | $120K | $518K | 70% | 53% | 95% | 34 min |
| 07111 | 60,867 | $62K | $336K | 30% | 21% | 90% | 37 min |
| 07112 | 29,456 | $58K | $337K | 29% | 22% | 89% | 37 min |
| 07114 | 13,670 | $36K | $373K | 20% | 12% | 84% | 31 min |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
People.
863,002 residents in 319,788 households, next to the New Jersey figure.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Homes.
336,962 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $524,100 (±$11,118).
When homes were built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Income and work.
Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,638.
The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Getting around.
How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Internet.
Home internet subscriptions.
American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Around here.
Photographs taken near Essex County, New Jersey, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.
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