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Essex Fells, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Essex Fells is a Census borough of 2,361 people across 1.41 square miles of land, in Essex County. Median household income is $250,001, 96.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $498,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Essex Fells
What Essex Fells is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.41 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,676
- County holding the largest share of its areaEssex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex Fells
How many people live in Essex Fells
- Population2,361
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18767
- Share under 1832.5 percent
- Population 65 and over378
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households752
- Family households647
- Share of households that are families86.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex Fells
Income and work in Essex Fells
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$114,165
- Civilian labor force1,060
- Employed1,002
- Unemployed58 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,476
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher81.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree40.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Essex Fells
- Housing units808
- Occupied units752
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate6.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied725
- Renter occupied27 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate96.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,083,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units784
- Share single family97.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more3.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Essex Fells gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute677
- Commuting under 15 minutes170 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more302
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.6 percent
- Drove alone60.9 percent
- Carpooled0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Public transport4.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home31.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex Fells
SBA loans in Essex Fells (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$498,500
- Average approval$249,250
- Median approval$249,250
- Largest approval$438,500
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Essex Fells, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Essex Fells
Flood risk in Essex Fells
- NFIP communityBorough of Essex Fells
- NFIP community number340575
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/03/20
The Borough of Essex Fells participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340575 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Essex County, not Essex Fells
Essex County context, not Essex Fells figures
- Establishments in Essex County19,392
- Covered employment, Essex County349,076
- Average annual pay, Essex County$88,369
- Housing units permitted, Essex County3,827
Every figure in this section is published for Essex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Essex Fells.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Essex Fells questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Essex Fells, New Jersey?
2,361, in 752 households. Essex Fells borough covers 1.41 square miles of land, which is 1,676 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Essex Fells in?
Essex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Essex Fells?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,083,000. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Essex Fells businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $498,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $249,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Essex Fells, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Essex Fells borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Essex Fells. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Essex Fells in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Essex Fells appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Essex Fells, borough of, community 340575, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Essex Fells figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Essex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Essex Fells.
Is zoning published for Essex Fells?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.