Homeownership Rate in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
44.9%
Rank #3,196/3,222 · #20 in NJ
1th
Essex 44.9%
NJ 63.8% -29.7%
US 64.4% -30.3%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's homeownership rate of 44.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Essex County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,193 | Los Angeles County, CA | 45.9% |
| #3,194 | Dougherty County, GA | 45.3% |
| #3,195 | St. Louis city, MO | 45.3% |
| #3,196 | Essex County, NJ | 44.9% |
| #3,197 | Queens County, NY | 44.9% |
| #3,198 | Charlottesville city, VA | 44.2% |
| #3,199 | Winchester city, VA | 43.6% |
About Homeownership Rate
Essex County, New Jersey has a homeownership rate of 44.9%, ranking #3,196 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.3% below the national value of 64.4%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #20 of 21. This places it in the 1th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.