Essex County

Essex county is located in northeast New Jersey. Essex county has 126.21 square miles of land area and 3.42 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Essex county population is 789,616, which has shrunk 0.51% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 5.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Essex county median household income is $54,499 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 21.26% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Essex county median house value is $358,100 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 71.83% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 87.30% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Essex county is worse than the state average in quality. The Essex county area codes are 201, 732, 862, 908, 973.

Population 789,616 (2010-2014), rank #3 Population Growth -0.51% since 2000, rank #20 Population Density: 6,091.27/sq mi, rank #2 Median Household Income: $54,499 at 2010-2014—21.26% increase since 2000, rank #19 Median House Price: $358,100 at 2010-2014—71.83% increase since 2000, rank #6 Time Zone: Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 126.21 sq mi, rank #19 Water Area: 3.42 sq mi (2.64%), rank #19 State: New Jersey Area: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA School District: Area Code: 201, 732, 862, 908, 973

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