Essex County vs. Morris County

Essex County (NJ)Morris County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)799,767494,228
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.0%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)783,885492,314
Population, Census, April 1, 2010783,969492,276
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.6%17.1%
Female persons, percent51.9%50.9%
White alone, percent49.0%83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent41.9%3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.8%10.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent23.5%13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent30.5%70.8%
Veterans, 2014-201818,90618,808
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201826.5%19.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)318,813194,282
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201844.2%74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$372,600$448,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,823$2,864
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,302$1,173
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,143$1,476
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201360.1%25.4%
Building permits, 20182,0531,589
Households, 2014-2018282,502180,896
Persons per household, 2014-20182.732.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.5%91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201835.1%24.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.4%93.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.7%94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.8%53.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.1%4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.5%5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.8%68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.8%61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,378,6981,235,003
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)6,274,2914,235,357
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,942,0385,177,971
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)13,657,69521,280,552
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,204,5869,346,928
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,685$18,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.631.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,302$111,316
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,141$55,826
Persons in poverty, percent14.9%4.7%
Total employer establishments, 201718,87416,962
Total employment, 2017292,219305,297
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)17,747,94723,883,618
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201769,79444,473
All firms, 201275,56453,567
Men-owned firms, 201239,99431,260
Women-owned firms, 201229,09216,132
Minority-owned firms, 201235,3319,323
Nonminority-owned firms, 201237,78442,107
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,5433,955
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201268,45347,200
Black-owned firms, percent, 200721.0%2.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.4%7.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200711.4%5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.9%24.3%
Population per square mile, 20106,211.51,069.8
Land area in square miles, 2010126.21460.18

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Essex county (NJ) and Morris county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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