Bergen County vs. Essex County

	Bergen County (NJ)	Essex County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	936,692	799,767
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.5%	2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	905,143	783,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	905,116	783,969
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	13.6%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.9%
White alone, percent	73.0%	49.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.3%	41.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	16.9%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.6%	23.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.7%	30.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,903	18,906
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.7%	26.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	359,291	318,813
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.4%	44.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$459,200	$372,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,007	$2,823
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,254	$1,302
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,454	$1,143
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.9%	60.1%
Building permits, 2018	2,849	2,053
Households, 2014-2018	338,249	282,502
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.3%	89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	39.7%	35.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	78.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.2%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.3%	34.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.3%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	61.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,016,749	1,378,698
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	9,302,959	6,274,291
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,577,581	5,942,038
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,906,550	13,657,695
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,349,156	9,204,586
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$22,145	$11,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.7	34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$95,837	$59,302
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,426	$37,141
Persons in poverty, percent	6.8%	14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	31,916	18,874
Total employment, 2017	436,581	292,219
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,796,163	17,747,947
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	98,170	69,794
All firms, 2012	110,267	75,564
Men-owned firms, 2012	63,895	39,994
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,576	29,092
Minority-owned firms, 2012	31,395	35,331
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	75,344	37,784
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,713	4,543
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	98,227	68,453
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	21.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.3%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.4%	11.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	30.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	3,884.5	6,211.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	233.01	126.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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