Household Types in Essex County, New Jersey (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family238.977387%51.034049%38.977387%39.0%108,934109k19.760985%13.385700%19.760985%19.8%55,22855.2k5.947474%4.848273%5.947474%5.9%16,62216.6k30.247960%25.744864%30.247960%30.2%84,53784.5k5.066194%4.987114%5.066194%5.1%14,15914.2k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads57.977727%71.859897%57.977727%58.0%51,69751.7k33.442866%21.699523%33.442866%33.4%29,82029.8k8.579407%6.440580%8.579407%8.6%7,650

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children231.904609%30.767220%31.904609%31.9%89,16789.2k67.870331%68.970934%67.870331%67.9%189,684190k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Essex County
Essex County
New Jersey
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-6.795447%-4.320455%-15.031045%-3.225250%-6.440358%-3.602382%-13.579704%-3.898946%-29.372197%29%70.627803%72.478610%70.627803%71%11,59611.6k-8.044338%-3.260617%-29.487141%-5.041617%-8.835187%-3.495737%-27.931666%-5.096918%-45.833713%46%54.166287%54.640493%54.166287%54%98,87798.9k-22.194750%-7.170231%-20.678287%-6.226563%-20.933785%-8.858431%-18.109178%-5.378848%-56.269831%56%43.730169%46.719757%43.730169%44%24,26724.3k-24.093092%-10.863368%-21.711117%-8.290054%-24.879977%-10.788416%-16.755770%-6.093600%-64.957632%65%35.042368%41.482237%35.042368%35%25,60925.6k-17.489712%-8.230453%-34.175084%-6.995885%-20.887064%-7.130557%-22.841410%-5.272327%-66.891134%67%33.108866%43.868642%33.108866%33%5,346-29.876522%-6.973678%-36.237641%-4.211451%-28.349233%-6.537804%-31.977075%-4.361859%-77.299293%77%22.700707%28.774028%22.700707%23%113,785114k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Essex County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
22%33%44%55%66%78%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.7%9.3%13.9%18.5%23.1%27.8%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.2%1.8%3.3%4.9%6.4%8.0%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
10%17%23%29%35%42%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.5%6.6%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
22%29%34%40%45%51%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Essex County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
2%20%37%55%72%90%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%14%27%39%52%65%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.5%14.0%17.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
7%19%31%42%54%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.4%6.8%10.2%13.6%17.0%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
7%17%26%35%45%54%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Essex County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%39%59%78%98%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%34%50%67%84%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%33%41%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%34%51%68%86%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%26%33%
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Household Types by Place in Essex County

There are 13 places that are fully or partially contained within Essex County (11 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Short HillsN CaldwellEssex FellsGlen RidgeUpper MontclairRoselandBrookdaleNew JerseyUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaBayonneCaldwellEssexElizabethSilver LakeNewarkEast Orange85.495224%85.495224%85%3,401177.318117%77.318117%77%1,626277.025232%77.025232%77%580372.071342%72.071342%72%1,778470.547945%70.547945%71%2,884561.596639%61.596639%62%1,466660.176730%60.176730%60%2,043751.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M41.927730%41.927730%42%10,64010.6k841.192250%41.192250%41%1,382938.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k38.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1029.855437%29.855437%30%4751126.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k1222.250382%22.250382%22%5,53113
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Essex County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Essex County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#N CaldwellEssex FellsMillburnLivingstonGlen RidgeFairfieldCedar GrvW CaldwellVeronaRoselandMaplewoodNutleyS Orange VlgNew JerseyMontclairW OrangeUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaBellevilleBloomfieldCaldwellEssexNewarkIrvingtonCity of OrangeEast Orange77.318117%77.318117%77%1,626177.025232%77.025232%77%580275.929041%75.929041%76%4,965373.992824%73.992824%74%7,218472.071342%72.071342%72%1,778569.205965%69.205965%69%1,717663.299204%63.299204%63%2,782763.228346%63.228346%63%2,409861.684460%61.684460%62%3,120961.596639%61.596639%62%1,4661059.228414%59.228414%59%4,8361151.930661%51.930661%52%5,6621251.736641%51.736641%52%2,7111351.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.217047%50.217047%50%7,2881450.210687%50.210687%50%8,2221548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M44.274394%44.274394%44%5,6991643.727639%43.727639%44%7,7001741.192250%41.192250%41%1,3821838.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k26.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k1924.554896%24.554896%25%4,9652023.563770%23.563770%24%2,7032122.250382%22.250382%22%5,53122
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the New York Area

There are 25 counties in the New York Area. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Essex County, selected other counties in the New York Area, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#PutnamHunterdonNassauRocklandSomersetMorrisSussexPikeSuffolkBergenMiddlesexMonmouthRichmondOrangeOceanDutchessWestchesterNew JerseyUnionPassaicUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaQueensEssexHudsonKingsBronxNew York63.664888%63.664888%64%21,71121.7k161.953766%61.953766%62%29,07829.1k260.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k360.231426%60.231426%60%59,65259.7k459.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k559.645921%59.645921%60%107,204107k659.141068%59.141068%59%31,72831.7k757.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k857.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k956.653682%56.653682%57%190,962191k1055.994267%55.994267%56%158,620159k1155.199942%55.199942%55%128,543129k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1354.462859%54.462859%54%68,15768.2k1453.020318%53.020318%53%118,028118k1551.981786%51.981786%52%55,59455.6k1651.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1751.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M49.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k1849.034259%49.034259%49%79,20779.2k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M44.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2038.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k2138.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k2237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2327.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k2427.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k25
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Essex County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#HunterdonSomersetMorrisSussexBergenMiddlesexMonmouthWarrenGloucesterBurlingtonOceanCape MayNew JerseyMercerUnionPassaicSalemUnited StatesNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaCamdenAtlanticCumberlandEssexHudson61.953766%61.953766%62%29,07829.1k159.959985%59.959985%60%69,82769.8k259.645921%59.645921%60%107,204107k359.141068%59.141068%59%31,72831.7k456.653682%56.653682%57%190,962191k555.994267%55.994267%56%158,620159k655.199942%55.199942%55%128,543129k754.950065%54.950065%55%22,77922.8k854.571314%54.571314%55%57,17057.2k953.665041%53.665041%54%88,34588.3k1053.020318%53.020318%53%118,028118k1151.236493%51.236493%51%20,53220.5k1251.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.086453%50.086453%50%65,17765.2k1349.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k1449.034259%49.034259%49%79,20779.2k1548.608534%48.608534%49%11,79011.8k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.478726%45.478726%45%84,46484.5k1745.158929%45.158929%45%45,64845.6k1842.375488%42.375488%42%21,49221.5k1938.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k2038.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k21
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 21 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexNew JerseyOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisNew York AreaPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinEssexKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1551.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2446.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4238.977387%38.977387%39%108,934109k37.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Essex County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Newark
Boroughs:
Caldwell, Essex Fells, Glen Ridge, North Caldwell, Roseland
Cities:
Bayonne, East Orange, Elizabeth, Newark
Townships:
Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, City of Orange, Fairfield, Irvington, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Nutley, South Orange Village, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange
Unincorporated Places:
Brookdale, Short Hills, Silver Lake, Upper Montclair
ZIP Codes:
07003, 07004, 07006, 07009, 07017, 07018, 07021, 07028, 07039, 07040, 07041, 07042, 07043, 07044, 07050, 07052, 07068, 07078, 07079, 07081, 07088, 07102, 07103, 07104, 07105, 07106, 07107, 07108, 07109, 07110, 07111, 07112, 07114, 07201, 07205, 07901, 07928
Unified School Districts:
Bayonne, Belleville Town, Bloomfield Township, Caldwell-West Caldwell, Cedar Grove Township, East Orange, Elizabeth, Glen Ridge Borough, Irvington Township, Livingston Township, Millburn Township, Montclair Town, Newark, Nutley Town, Orange City Township, South Orange-Maplewood, Verona Borough, West Orange Town
Elementary School Districts:
Essex Fells Borough, Fairfield Township, North Caldwell Borough, Roseland Borough
Secondary School District:
West Essex
Congressional Districts:
NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-10, NJ-11
State Senate Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-31, NJ-34, NJ-40
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-31, NJ-34, NJ-40
Neighboring Counties:
Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bronx, Kings, Middlesex, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Somerset, Sussex