Hudson County vs. Essex County

	Hudson County (NJ)	Essex County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	676,061	799,767
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.6%	2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	634,245	783,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	634,266	783,969
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.8%	13.6%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	51.9%
White alone, percent	64.7%	49.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.8%	41.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	16.4%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.9%	23.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	28.8%	30.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,172	18,906
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	42.8%	26.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	284,142	318,813
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	31.5%	44.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$364,100	$372,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,730	$2,823
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,136	$1,302
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,340	$1,143
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	83.5%	60.1%
Building permits, 2018	4,617	2,053
Households, 2014-2018	255,429	282,502
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.59	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.5%	89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	35.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	78.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.2%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.9%	34.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.2%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.9%	65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.3%	61.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,214,543	1,378,698
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,397,648	6,274,291
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,682,881	5,942,038
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	26,043,076	13,657,695
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,647,592	9,204,586
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,191	$11,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.0	34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,289	$59,302
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,147	$37,141
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,550	18,874
Total employment, 2017	231,615	292,219
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,807,534	17,747,947
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	58,450	69,794
All firms, 2012	61,484	75,564
Men-owned firms, 2012	33,388	39,994
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,648	29,092
Minority-owned firms, 2012	33,607	35,331
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	25,747	37,784
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,090	4,543
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	56,449	68,453
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.8%	21.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.6%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.5%	11.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	30.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	13,731.4	6,211.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	46.19	126.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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