Population: 2,162. Estimated population in 2021: 2,103 (-2.7% change)
Males: 1,064 (49.2%), Females: 1,098 (50.8%)
Essex County
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $148,173
Median house value: $584,100
Races in Essex Fells:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (31.9%), Italian (19.4%), German (16.1%), English (13.3%), Polish (6.8%), French (3.4%).
Elevation: 393 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Essex Fells
- High school or higher: 97.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 72.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 32.0%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Essex Fells borough
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 72.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 4.7%
7.3% Foreign born (4.0% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 1.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+0.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Essex Fells:
- KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION (about 4 miles; WEST ORANGE, NJ)
- ST BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; LIVINGSTON, NJ)
- ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CEDAR GROVE, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Essex Fells:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
- TETERBORO (about 17 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 22 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Essex Fells:
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 3 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 8 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; Abbreviation: N07)
- MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 9 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
Amtrak stations near Essex Fells:
- 11 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 11 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
- 19 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Essex Fells:
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 8 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 9 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
Public primary/middle school in Essex Fells:
- ESSEX FELLS (Students: 257; Location: 102 HAWTHORNE RD; Grades: PK – 06)