Essex County

  1. Essex County Legal Resources
  2. Essex County Statistics
  3. Essex County Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Essex County Employment Information
  5. Essex County Family Information
  6. Essex County Education Information
  7. Essex County Business Information
  8. Essex County Public Benefits Information
  9. Essex County Criminal Information
  10. Essex County Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Essex County Cities
  12. Essex County Zip Codes


Essex County Legal Resources Back to top

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Essex County Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 38,851
  • Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 383 / 378 / 0
  • Land Area (2000): 4,653.694 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 310.021 square kilometers
  • Farm Area (2002): 55,000.000 acres (222.530 square kilometers)
  • Farms (2002): 236
  • Farms under 50 acres (2002): 26.70%
  • Farms over 500 acres (2002): 13.10%
  • Farm earnings (2005): $3,578,000
  • Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 8,000,000 / 6,000,000
  • Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 21.40%
  • Physicians (2004): 49
  • Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (40)
  • Medicare Recipients (2005): 7,675
  • Federal Spending (2004): $290,719
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Essex County - Historical Places
Houses (2000): 23,115
Building Permits Issued (2006): 204
Valuation of Building Permits (2006): $34,472
Essex County Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 19,610 25.15%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 849 1.09%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 57,526 73.77%

Essex County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex County Employment Information Back to top
Essex County Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 18,068 16,630 1,437 7.95% 81
1991 18,314 16,217 2,097 11.45% 116
1992 18,644 16,349 2,295 12.31% 124
1993 17,981 16,078 1,904 10.59% 107
1994 18,126 16,279 1,847 10.19% 103
1995 18,107 16,479 1,628 8.99% 91
1996 18,004 16,463 1,541 8.56% 87
1997 18,203 16,639 1,565 8.60% 87
1998 18,422 16,919 1,503 8.16% 83
1999 18,464 16,905 1,558 8.44% 85
2000 18,554 17,670 884 4.76% 48
2001 18,727 17,868 859 4.59% 46
2002 18,769 17,794 975 5.19% 52
2003 18,340 17,368 972 5.30% 53
2004 18,663 17,643 1,021 5.47% 55
2005 18,750 17,739 1,011 5.39% 54
2006 18,724 17,670 1,055 5.63% 56
2007 18,619 17,589 1,030 5.53% 55
2008 18,930 17,703 1,227 6.48% 65
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 18,775 17,353 1,422 7.57% 76
Feb 2008 18,691 17,160 1,531 8.19% 82
Mar 2008 18,669 17,214 1,455 7.79% 78
Apr 2008 17,974 16,694 1,280 7.12% 71
May 2008 18,092 16,970 1,122 6.20% 62
Jun 2008 19,150 18,062 1,088 5.68% 57
Jul 2008 20,501 19,468 1,033 5.04% 50
Aug 2008 20,003 18,962 1,041 5.20% 52
Sep 2008 18,513 17,443 1,070 5.78% 58
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Essex County Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 2,788 15.89%
2. Public Administration 1,910 10.88%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,658 9.45%
4. Educational Services 1,272 7.25%
5. Paper Manufacturing 1,090 6.21%
6. Health Care 682 3.89%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 606 3.45%
8. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 524 2.99%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 456 2.60%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 454 2.59%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 390 2.22%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 384 2.19%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 346 1.97%
14. Repair and Maintenance 346 1.97%
15. Social Assistance 274 1.56%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 270 1.54%
17. Truck Transportation 266 1.52%
18. Wood Manufacturing 246 1.40%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 214 1.22%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 204 1.16%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 2,768 17.83%
2. Educational Services 2,256 14.53%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,800 11.59%
4. Public Administration 1,112 7.16%
5. Social Assistance 1,014 6.53%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 572 3.68%
7. Finance and Insurance 520 3.35%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 498 3.21%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 498 3.21%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 314 2.02%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 312 2.01%
12. Department and Other General Stores 274 1.76%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 242 1.56%
14. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 212 1.37%
15. Construction 210 1.35%
16. Paper Manufacturing 190 1.22%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 186 1.20%
18. Private Household Services 152 0.98%
19. Apparel Manufacturing 144 0.93%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 142 0.91%

Essex County Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 980 5.58%
2. Law Enforcement Workers 968 5.52%
3. Carpenters 842 4.80%
4. Other Production Occupations 814 4.64%
5. Other Management Occupations 776 4.42%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 726 4.14%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 678 3.86%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 618 3.52%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 582 3.32%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 470 2.68%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 452 2.58%
12. Other Construction Trades 446 2.54%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 386 2.20%
14. Other Food Preparation and Servers 354 2.02%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 340 1.94%
16. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 308 1.75%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 304 1.73%
18. Construction Laborers 288 1.64%
19. Top Executives 272 1.55%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 264 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 796 5.13%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 716 4.61%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 702 4.52%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 676 4.35%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 658 4.24%
6. Other Management Occupations 656 4.22%
7. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 598 3.85%
8. Registered Nurses 594 3.83%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 590 3.80%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 582 3.75%
11. Cashiers 576 3.71%
12. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 546 3.52%
13. Other Personal Care, Not child care 510 3.28%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 466 3.00%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 414 2.67%
16. Child Care Workers 384 2.47%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 384 2.47%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 380 2.45%
19. Health Technologists and Technicians 354 2.28%
20. Other Production Occupations 296 1.91%

Essex County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 32,841 52.60%
15-35 hours 7,024 11.25%
1-14 hours 1,948 3.12%
No regular hours 20,622 33.03%

Essex County Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 856 2.78%
5 AM-5:29 AM 734 2.39%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,292 4.20%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2,887 9.38%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 3,119 10.14%
7 AM-7:29 AM 4,182 13.59%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 5,032 16.36%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,711 12.06%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,529 4.97%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,771 5.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 693 2.25%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 252 0.82%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,564 8.33%
4 PM-11:59 PM 2,142 6.96%

Essex County Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 3,412 11.09%
5-9 6,328 20.57%
10-14 5,023 16.33%
15-19 3,769 12.25%
20-24 2,799 9.10%
25-29 1,318 4.28%
30-34 2,782 9.04%
35-39 701 2.28%
40-44 932 3.03%
45-59 1,787 5.81%
60-89 1,087 3.53%
At least 90 826 2.68%

Essex County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 162 0.53% 22,487 73.10%
30-44 4 0.01% 4,411 14.34%
45-59 4 0.01% 1,783 5.80%
At least 60 14 0.05% 1,899 6.17%

Essex County Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 34 0.11%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,597 14.22%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 24,275 75.09%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 26 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 150 0.46%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 184 0.57%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,498 4.63%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 1,565 4.84%

Essex County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex County Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 30,030 (71,850 people)
Families (2000): 19,798 (57,866 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 7,746
People at same address in 1995: 45,874
Essex County Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 3,096 10.27%
$10,000-$14,999 2,533 8.40%
$15,000-$19,999 2,370 7.86%
$20,000-$24,999 2,294 7.61%
$25,000-$29,999 2,452 8.13%
$30,000-$34,999 2,405 7.98%
$35,000-$39,999 1,993 6.61%
$40,000-$44,999 2,163 7.17%
$45,000-$49,999 1,735 5.75%
$50,000-$59,999 2,569 8.52%
$60,000-$74,999 2,638 8.75%
$75,000-$99,999 2,334 7.74%
$100,000-$124,999 714 2.37%
$125,000-$149,999 344 1.14%
$150,000-$199,999 200 0.66%
$200,000 or more 315 1.04%

Essex County Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,255 28.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,661 31.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 803 5.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,103 13.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 98 0.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,885 12.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 28 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 843 5.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 8 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 231 1.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 109 0.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Essex County Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 23,103 27.60%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 9,376 11.20%
Public Assistance 920 1.10%
Retirement 7,329 8.75%
Self Employment 4,446 5.31%
Social Security 10,152 12.13%
Supplemental Security 1,280 1.53%
Wage / Salary 21,853 26.10%
Other 5,259 6.28%

Essex County Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 9,384 58.95%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 6,534 41.05%

Essex County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,585 7.80%
Color 1 Box Married 20,294 61.23%
Color 2 Box Never Married 9,176 27.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,087 3.28%

Essex County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,768 9.09%
Color 1 Box Married 17,446 57.29%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,025 19.79%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,213 13.83%

Essex County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex County Education Information Back to top
Essex County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3,250 5.39%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 9,156 15.20%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 22,863 37.95%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 9,736 16.16%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 4,861 8.07%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,944 9.87%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 4,439 7.37%

Essex County Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 512 1.32% 382 0.98% 894 2.30%
Kindergarten 934 2.40% 90 0.23% 1,024 2.64%
Grades 1-4 3,714 9.56% 314 0.81% 4,028 10.37%
Grades 5-8 4,220 10.86% 428 1.10% 4,648 11.96%
Grades 9-12 4,513 11.62% 258 0.66% 4,771 12.28%
Undergrad college 1,620 4.17% 360 0.93% 1,980 5.10%
Graduate or professional school 342 0.88% 82 0.21% 424 1.09%
Total 15,855 40.81% 1,914 4.93% 17,769 45.74%

Essex County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex County Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $21,769,000
Retail sales (2002): $355,542,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $106,873,000
Value of Manufacturers' Shipments (2002): $293,982
Retired workers (2005): 5,320
Essex County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths Color 2 Box Business Expansions Color 3 Box Business Contractions Color 4 Box Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 2 4 6 4 6
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 3 1 6 3 7
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4 0 7 6 14
1999 - Construction 13 11 34 24 29
1999 - Educational Services 0 0 6 2 7
1999 - Finance & Insurance 2 2 5 5 28
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance 3 7 31 35 42
1999 - Information 2 1 5 4 15
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 2 0 0 0 3
1999 - Manufacturing 1 3 9 13 12
1999 - Mining 0 0 1 0 1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 6 5 24 19 54
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 2 9 13 6 40
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 2 2 5 7 17
1999 - Retail Trade 10 15 58 52 93
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing 3 1 4 5 4
1999 - Unclassified 5 1 0 0 0
1999 - Utilities 0 0 0 1 2
1999 - Wholesale Trade 0 5 1 4 10
1999 - Total 60 67 215 190 384
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 2 1 7 5 7
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 3 7 2 4 6
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2 3 11 5 12
2000 - Construction 12 6 41 25 29
2000 - Educational Services 0 0 5 3 7
2000 - Finance & Insurance 4 4 8 4 24
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance 8 6 38 27 40
2000 - Information 1 1 8 3 14
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 2 1 2
2000 - Manufacturing 0 3 10 13 10
2000 - Mining 0 0 1 1 0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 6 6 28 18 54
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 7 3 12 8 37
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 5 4 7 4 16
2000 - Retail Trade 18 20 52 55 88
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing 2 1 5 5 6
2000 - Unclassified 5 0 0 1 2
2000 - Utilities 1 1 1 0 1
2000 - Wholesale Trade 0 0 1 4 10
2000 - Total 76 66 239 186 365
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 0 1 6 7 6
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 2 3 5 7
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 6 1 8 7 14
2001 - Construction 7 8 38 29 33
2001 - Educational Services 0 0 7 3 5
2001 - Finance & Insurance 2 3 5 8 25
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance 5 1 33 28 51
2001 - Information 0 1 4 4 17
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 1 3 0 1
2001 - Manufacturing 3 2 8 12 11
2001 - Mining 0 0 0 2 0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 7 9 28 27 41
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 5 5 10 14 34
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 2 3 6 3 20
2001 - Retail Trade 20 18 66 54 75
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing 3 1 4 5 8
2001 - Unclassified 1 2 0 4 2
2001 - Utilities 0 0 1 0 2
2001 - Wholesale Trade 1 3 1 1 10
2001 - Total 64 61 231 213 362
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 4 4 5 5 6
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 5 2 9
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4 3 12 7 13
2002 - Construction 10 13 32 26 35
2002 - Educational Services 0 0 7 5 3
2002 - Finance & Insurance 0 0 9 13 17
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance 4 3 36 37 41
2002 - Information 4 5 9 2 9
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 2 2 1 0
2002 - Manufacturing 6 6 8 10 10
2002 - Mining 0 0 1 1 0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 10 8 30 22 44
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 8 8 12 10 32
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4 6 6 7 12
2002 - Retail Trade 21 23 71 52 69
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing 2 4 5 4 8
2002 - Unclassified 0 3 0 0 0
2002 - Utilities 1 0 0 1 2
2002 - Wholesale Trade 3 2 2 4 5
2002 - Total 81 90 252 209 315
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 4 4 6 7
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 1 5 3 6
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3 2 9 10 15
2003 - Construction 16 8 23 34 29
2003 - Educational Services 0 0 4 6 5
2003 - Finance & Insurance 2 1 18 3 20
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance 9 7 35 33 43
2003 - Information 0 0 5 5 13
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 0 2 1 0
2003 - Manufacturing 3 2 11 8 9
2003 - Mining 0 1 1 1 0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 9 3 25 25 47
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 4 9 13 7 32
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3 7 8 5 11
2003 - Retail Trade 12 18 50 55 86
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing 2 0 4 4 8
2003 - Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Utilities 0 0 0 1 3
2003 - Wholesale Trade 1 3 1 0 7
2003 - Total 69 66 218 207 341
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 9 2 4 6 9
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 1 3 6 5
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2 4 7 8 18
2004 - Construction 15 14 30 28 30
2004 - Educational Services 0 0 6 3 6
2004 - Finance & Insurance 2 1 9 12 20
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance 4 5 24 33 59
2004 - Information 1 1 3 7 12
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 2 1 1
2004 - Manufacturing 1 4 6 10 11
2004 - Mining 0 0 1 1 0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 4 5 28 20 53
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 4 7 16 6 26
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3 0 7 5 14
2004 - Retail Trade 18 11 60 61 69
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing 1 1 1 6 10
2004 - Unclassified 4 0 0 0 0
2004 - Utilities 1 1 0 1 2
2004 - Wholesale Trade 0 0 2 1 8
2004 - Total 70 57 209 215 353
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 4 13 2 9
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 7 3 5
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3 1 8 9 16
2005 - Construction 15 12 28 30 34
2005 - Educational Services 0 0 7 4 4
2005 - Finance & Insurance 0 1 12 8 22
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance 8 6 24 25 65
2005 - Information 0 0 6 3 14
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 1 1 1 0
2005 - Manufacturing 6 1 10 7 10
2005 - Mining 0 0 1 1 0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 3 3 23 24 57
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 7 5 9 14 24
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 2 2 6 3 17
2005 - Retail Trade 14 11 68 54 76
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing 1 3 3 5 7
2005 - Unclassified 0 3 0 0 0
2005 - Utilities 0 0 1 0 3
2005 - Wholesale Trade 1 1 2 1 7
2005 - Total 65 54 229 194 370

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Essex County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 63,907 88.43%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 8,359 11.57%

Essex County Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1970 $1,170 $2,362 $3,853 $0 $0 $220 $5,243 $1,719 $4 $1,368
1971 $860 $2,590 $3,784 $0 $0 $112 $4,756 $1,665 $2 $1,390
1972 $21 $2,590 $4,521 $0 $0 $236 $4,778 $1,894 $0 $1,295
1973 $761 $2,675 $5,445 $0 $0 $163 $6,369 $2,307 $300 $1,381
1974 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1975 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1976 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1977 $1,770 $3,897 $9,311 $0 $0 $319 $11,400 $4,109 $0 $1,970
1978 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1979 $1,920 $4,566 $12,101 $0 $0 $387 $14,408 $18,988 $1,025 $4,068
1980 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1981 $1,509 $5,475 $13,513 $0 $0 $940 $15,962 $4,424 $2,368 $5,374
1982 $1,926 $4,937 $13,747 $0 $0 $4,272 $19,945 $3,731 $11,675 $3,932
1983 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1984 $2,642 $5,636 $11,244 $0 $0 $4,933 $18,819 $4,534 $14,504 $4,371
1985 $2,035 $6,487 $10,104 $0 $0 $5,896 $18,035 $4,778 $14,041 $3,406
1986 $3,267 $7,128 $10,335 $0 $0 $5,891 $19,493 $5,039 $13,544 $2,313
1987 $5,102 $7,802 $10,552 $0 $0 $5,536 $21,190 $5,697 $12,889 $7,440
1988 $4,919 $8,353 $10,843 $0 $0 $4,882 $20,644 $6,232 $15,148 $22,661
1989 $3,771 $8,989 $11,355 $0 $0 $6,133 $21,259 $7,659 $19,107 $24,257
1990 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1991 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1992 $5,516 $10,461 $12,911 $13 $0 $8,505 $26,945 $9,390 $30,844 $31,013
1993 $5,445 $10,360 $12,456 $12 $0 $8,755 $26,668 $9,464 $29,111 $26,465
1994 $7,780 $10,415 $13,029 $11 $0 $10,342 $31,162 $10,050 $31,858 $31,786
1995 $10,158 $11,212 $14,565 $0 $0 $12,125 $36,848 $10,725 $24,323 $24,615
1996 $8,894 $10,510 $13,844 $0 $0 $14,064 $36,802 $10,954 $16,702 $25,681
1997 $9,360 $12,387 $14,472 $9 $0 $12,758 $36,599 $11,652 $20,055 $32,994
1998 $10,590 $12,302 $15,579 $11 $0 $14,002 $40,182 $12,182 $20,497 $34,326
1999 $9,289 $13,352 $17,223 $16 $0 $14,496 $41,024 $12,618 $27,090 $39,880
2000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2001 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2002 $8,209 $17,060 $23,952 $6 $0 $18,079 $50,246 $15,345 $39,508 $52,500


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1970 $415 $474 $58 $544 $1,093 $0 $7,002
$46 $2,866 $26 $0 $0 $1,480
1971 $312 $521 $64 $554 $1,244 $0 $7,280
$44 $3,106 $0 $0 $0 $1,435
1972 $347 $451 $64 $235 $1,391 $0 $7,791
$66 $4,341 $9 $0 $0 $887
1973 $395 $602 $80 $213 $1,418 $0 $9,512
$68 $5,481 $16 $0 $0 $1,239
1974 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1975 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1976 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1977 $143 $838 $141 $375 $1,814 $184 $14,061
$76 $7,532 $13 $0 $0 $2,945
1978 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1979 $396 $1,957 $0 $768 $22,640 $248 $38,837
$335 $7,698 $87 $0 $0 $4,708
1980 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1981 $169 $1,150 $409 $1,200 $3,689 $437 $22,271
$269 $9,378 $169 $27 $0 $5,374
1982 $217 $942 $209 $1,539 $3,388 $517 $24,885
$211 $12,839 $950 $26 $0 $4,047
1983 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1984 $488 $1,447 $241 $1,709 $3,795 $650 $22,529
$194 $10,489 $1,081 $0 $0 $2,435
1985 $420 $1,503 $269 $1,876 $3,926 $615 $23,761
$226 $11,114 $1,257 $0 $0 $2,555
1986 $389 $1,577 $335 $2,312 $4,572 $144 $24,173
$206 $10,521 $1,246 $0 $0 $2,871
1987 $635 $1,696 $339 $2,649 $4,528 $199 $26,247
$250 $10,731 $1,058 $0 $0 $4,162
1988 $657 $1,797 $377 $2,947 $4,564 $239 $26,759
$328 $10,491 $1,066 $123 $0 $4,170
1989 $609 $1,966 $424 $3,414 $6,715 $292 $32,760
$316 $11,888 $1,301 $0 $0 $5,835
1990 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1991 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1992 $1,239 $2,277 $497 $3,882 $4,601 $308 $37,465
$411 $14,583 $2,522 $122 $0 $7,023
1993 $1,228 $2,315 $498 $4,310 $4,990 $237 $37,992
$377 $15,032 $2,125 $85 $0 $6,795
1994 $1,090 $2,393 $263 $4,984 $4,926 $245 $38,724
$400 $15,858 $1,556 $72 $0 $6,937
1995 $2,009 $2,655 $745 $5,222 $4,959 $153 $44,148
$454 $18,066 $2,127 $72 $0 $7,686
1996 $2,223 $2,905 $1,169 $5,568 $5,279 $166 $45,199
$634 $18,420 $1,739 $158 $0 $6,938
1997 $2,591 $3,204 $4,314 $5,779 $5,903 $155 $48,489
$660 $18,076 $1,510 $78 $0 $6,219
1998 $2,456 $3,353 $1,118 $6,012 $6,863 $195 $48,480
$670 $19,568 $1,618 $85 $0 $6,542
1999 $3,072 $3,372 $1,169 $6,492 $8,615 $241 $54,816
$768 $20,220 $1,684 $118 $0 $9,065
2000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2001 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2002 $2,965 $5,193 $922 $7,398 $10,734 $397 $71,381
$993 $25,910 $3,266 $154 $0 $13,449

Essex County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 2,217
Essex County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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People With A Disability (2000): 52,000
Essex County Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,319 11.12%
10-19 Years 5,340 13.74%
20-29 Years 4,185 10.77%
30-39 Years 5,991 15.42%
40-49 Years 6,235 16.05%
50-59 Years 4,757 12.24%
60-69 Years 3,534 9.10%
70-79 Years 2,822 7.26%
80-89 Years 1,379 3.55%
90+ Years 289 0.74%

Essex County Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 20,141 51.84%
Color 1 Box Female 18,710 48.16%

Essex County Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 36,346 93.55%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,025 2.64%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 851 2.19%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 299 0.77%
Color 2 Box Asian 159 0.41%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 120 0.31%
Color 6 Box Other Race 27 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 24 0.06%

Essex County Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 17,986 21.96%
2. Irish 15,622 19.07%
3. English 12,550 15.32%
4. German 8,083 9.87%
5. Italian 4,957 6.05%
6. United States Or American 4,448 5.43%
7. Scottish 2,943 3.59%
8. Polish 2,770 3.38%
9. French Canadian 2,484 3.03%
10. Dutch 2,046 2.50%

Essex County Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 70,186 94.75%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,624 2.19%
3. French 971 1.31%
4. German 324 0.44%
5. Italian 104 0.14%
6. Serbo Croatian 96 0.13%
7. Polish 84 0.11%
8. Chinese 84 0.11%
9. Greek 66 0.09%
10. Other West Germanic 54 0.07%

Essex County Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 75,358 96.63%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,219 1.56%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,408 1.81%

Essex County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Essex County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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