COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 189 vs Census Tract 181.01
PLACE A
Census Tract 189, Essex County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 181.01, Bergen County, New Jersey
Census Tract 189 is 6% smaller than Census Tract 181.01. Census Tract 189 earns more, with a median household income $14,498 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 189CENSUS TRACT 181.01DIFFERENCE
Total population4,2874,579−6% vs Census Tract 181.01
Population density20,31836,632−16,314
Median age31.738.4−6.7
Male44.4%47.8%−3.3 pts
Female55.6%52.2%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born40.9%49.4%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.3%21.2%−17.9 pts
Black69.0%0.7%+68.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.8%72.5%−48.7 pts
Asian0.2%4.5%−4.3 pts
Other3.8%1.2%+2.6 pts
Median household income$61,503$47,005+$14,498
Per capita income$26,080$24,894+$1,186
Poverty rate18.3%21.4%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3590.471−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%22.0%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree8.4%7.6%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate23.2%12.1%+11.1 pts
Labor force participation58.5%68.1%−9.6 pts
Median home value$345,600$541,800−$196,200
Median gross rent$1,584$1,442+$142
Owner-occupied27.2%31.0%−3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%4.1%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households57.6%52.0%+5.6 pts
Average commute35.732.2+3.5
Worked from home14.4%6.4%+8.0 pts
Public transit to work27.2%18.2%+9.0 pts
Uninsured25.0%22.9%+2.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024