Essex County, NJ Population

Overview

852,720

Total Population

37.8

Median age

51.59%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

50.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

201,744

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Essex County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Essex County is 37.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Essex County's population under 18 was 23.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Essex County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Essex County, 19.99% were under the age of 15, 19.29% aged 15 to 29, 47.13% aged 30 to 64, 11.69% aged 65 to 84, and 1.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27,068 more females than males in Essex County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.59% females and 48.41% males in Essex County, NJ.
The Essex County, NJ gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 29,856.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 31,036.

Essex County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Essex County population: 37.98% are White, 38.59% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.55% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 10.39% are some other race and 7.15% are multiracial.
Essex County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 201,744 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 650,976 (76.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Essex County is Black or African American with a population of 329,047 (38.59% of the total population).

Essex County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 859,924 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Essex County's population decreased by 8,160 (1.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Essex County's population increased by 75,907 (9.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Essex County's population was lowest in year 2008 at 769,560.