Essex Fells, New Jersey demographics

Essex Fells, NJ demographics: median age 43.7; 81.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Essex Fells borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3421840. The survey estimates a population of 2,361 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Essex Fells is 43.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 752 households (±77). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.7 ±1.6	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	767 ±148	32.5% ±4.5 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	196 ±52	8.3% ±1.9 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	1,020 ±127	43.2% ±7.9 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	378 ±64	16.0% ±1.7 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	1,187 ±171	50.3% ±2.6 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	1,174 ±165	49.7% ±2.0 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	1,798 ±204	76.2% ±13.4 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	73 ±51 · low precision	3.1% ±2.1 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	132 ±101 · low precision	5.6% ±4.2 pp · low precision	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	18 ±18 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	340 ±262 · low precision	14.4% ±10.9 pp · low precision	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,100 ±212	88.9% ±15.0 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	261 ±258 · low precision	11.1% ±10.8 pp · low precision	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 752
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	611 ±71	81.3% ±4.5 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	14 ±13 · low precision	1.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	22 ±18 · low precision	2.9% ±2.4 pp · low precision	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	88 ±32	11.7% ±4.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	17 ±10 · low precision	2.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 752
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	341 ±54	45.3% ±5.5 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	411 ±61	54.7% ±5.9 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 752
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	88 ±32	11.7% ±4.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	272 ±50	36.2% ±5.5 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	146 ±43	19.4% ±5.4 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	148 ±47	19.7% ±5.9 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	62 ±32 · low precision	8.2% ±4.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	36 ±23 · low precision	4.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	2,101 ±245	89.0% ±15.9 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	260 ±112	11.0% ±4.5 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,255
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	1,854 ±198	82.2% ±14.5 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	137 ±155 · low precision	6.1% ±6.8 pp · low precision	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	3 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	20 ±18 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	11 ±12 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	160 ±142 · low precision	7.1% ±6.2 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	3 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	24 ±21 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	30 ±47 · low precision	1.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	11 ±13 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	34 ±54 · low precision	2.3% ±3.7 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	91 ±32	6.2% ±2.0 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	113 ±38	7.7% ±2.4 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	38 ±23 · low precision	2.6% ±1.5 pp · low precision	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	601 ±77	40.7% ±2.2 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	599 ±150	40.6% ±9.0 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	2,280 ±326	97.0% ±4.4 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	30 ±19 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	34 ±29 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4 ±6 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	3 ±5 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

0.2% of Essex Fells residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 96.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Essex Fells	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	0.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.3% ±1.5 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.3% ±1.0 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Essex Fells . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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