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Census Tract 179, Essex County, New Jersey

Census Tract 179, GEOID 34013017900, in Essex County, New Jersey, entirely within West Orange Township. 3,585 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±487); the 2020 Census counted 3,622.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,585

±487 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,622

Median household income

$182,849

±$48,049 (90% margin)
Essex County: $80,789

Median home value

$578,400

±$52,938 (90% margin)
Essex County: $524,100

Median gross rent

$2,405

±$1,630 (90% margin)
Essex County: $1,531

Where is Census Tract 179?

Census Tract 179 is one of 211 census tracts in Essex County, New Jersey. It covers 0.45 square miles of land, 8,031 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 34013017900, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 179 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
West Orange Township100%
Census Tract 179 (marked with a dot) in Essex County, New Jersey. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
175178180188189190191 179 1 mi
Census Tract 179 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

7 census tracts border Census Tract 179: Tract 175 ($112,885), Tract 178 ($84,632), Tract 180 ($206,803), Tract 188 ($87,232), Tract 189 ($61,503), Tract 190 ($250,000 or more) and Tract 191 ($239,773). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 179?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 179's population at 3,585 (±487) in 1,260 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,622 residents and 1,233 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 179West Orange TownshipEssex CountyNew Jersey
Total population3,585±48748,585863,0029,343,809
Households1,260±26317,166319,7883,507,701
Average household size2.85±0.382.792.632.62
Housing units1,325±25217,870336,9623,791,354

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 179?

The median resident of Census Tract 179 is 40.3 years old; 23.3% are under 18 and 15.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 49.9%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 28.7%. 15.7% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 179West Orange TownshipEssex CountyNew Jersey
Median age40.3±3.041.037.740.1
Under 18 years23.3%±3.7 pts21.5%23.6%21.8%
65 years and over15.5%±6.7 pts17.9%14.2%17.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14.6%±5.1 pts22.4%25.2%22.5%
White alone, not Hispanic49.9%±7.6 pts40.4%27.3%50.9%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic28.7%±8.0 pts26.8%35.4%12.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.9%±0.6 pts5.2%6.0%10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.6 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5.6%±3.4 pts4.0%4.6%3.5%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts1.0%1.4%0.8%
Born outside the United States15.7%±4.3 pts26.4%30.1%23.9%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)18.3%±5.8 pts32.7%37.8%33.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)9.5%±7.6 pts2.8%2.6%3.7%
With a disability7.9%±6.0 pts8.7%12.2%10.8%
No health insurance coverage4.5%±3.4 pts7.7%11.9%7.5%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)98.4%±1.5 pts91.1%86.7%90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)63.0%±9.7 pts52.6%39.1%43.6%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)25.3%±6.8 pts23.2%16.9%17.6%
Lived in the same house a year earlier94.6%±3.1 pts90.5%89.3%90.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 179 earn?

Half of the 1,260 households in Census Tract 179 earn less than $182,849 a year (±$48,049), against $80,789 across Essex County: 26th highest of the county's 197 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 179West Orange TownshipEssex CountyNew Jersey
Median household income$182,849±$48,049$129,753$80,789$103,556
Mean household income$209,893±$41,346$175,750$131,513$143,363
Per capita income$73,170±$10,679$63,229$49,449$54,253
People below the poverty line1.5%±1.1 pts7.4%14.6%9.7%
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±5.4 pts9.1%19.0%13.0%
Households receiving SNAP0.6%±0.9 pts6.0%14.8%9.1%
Households with a computer99.4%±0.9 pts97.0%95.4%95.9%
Households with a broadband subscription97.9%±2.5 pts94.1%90.4%92.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 179?

Owners occupy 96.2% of Census Tract 179's occupied homes and renters 3.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $578,400 by its owner (±$52,938).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 179West Orange TownshipEssex CountyNew Jersey
Median home value (owner-occupied)$578,400±$52,938$557,300$524,100$454,400
Median gross rent$2,405±$1,630$1,897$1,531$1,720
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±59.8 pts44.8%46.1%42.7%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$3,765±$298$3,567$3,322$2,829
Owner-occupied homes96.2%±3.2 pts69.2%44.9%63.8%
Renter-occupied homes3.8%±3.2 pts30.8%55.1%36.2%
Housing units1,325±25217,870336,9623,791,354
Single-family detached homes94.4%±4.5 pts53.4%33.3%52.6%
Mobile homes0.0%±3.3 pts0.3%0.2%0.9%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±3.3 pts0.0%0.7%1.1%
Built 2010 to 20190.0%±3.3 pts4.5%5.3%6.2%
Built 1939 or earlier58.5%±12.4 pts24.8%29.1%17.4%
Households with no vehicle0.0%±3.5 pts6.8%21.0%11.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 179 get to work?

53.4% of Census Tract 179's workers drive alone and 26.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 35.8 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.6%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 179West Orange TownshipEssex CountyNew Jersey
In the labor force (age 16+)70.8%±7.8 pts68.5%66.4%66.4%
Unemployment rate4.6%±2.9 pts6.0%8.7%6.3%
Drove alone to work53.4%±8.0 pts53.9%52.7%62.2%
Carpooled4.7%±5.5 pts4.9%7.9%7.7%
Public transportation14.7%±5.4 pts12.5%15.8%8.1%
Walked0.5%±0.9 pts1.3%3.0%2.6%
Worked from home26.2%±7.9 pts23.3%16.1%16.8%
Mean travel time to work35.8 min±4.134.4 min33.6 min30.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 179 compare with the other tracts in Essex County?

Among Essex County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 179 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 179's rank among the tracts of Essex County
MeasureIn Essex County
Population128th of 210
Residents per square mile157th of 211
Median household income26th of 197
Per capita income38th of 209
Median home value50th of 192
Bachelor's degree or higher40th of 198
Median age62nd of 210
Owner-occupied share9th of 194

The tracts next to it on Essex County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 18023rd$206,803±$25,074 · within the margin of this tract6,214
Tract 20724th$194,306±$17,081 · within the margin of this tract4,753
Tract 19825th$184,167±$59,384 · within the margin of this tract2,907
Tract 17926th$182,849±$48,0493,585
Tract 14927th$172,813±$37,357 · within the margin of this tract5,168
Tract 19328th$172,411±$26,718 · within the margin of this tract3,795
Tract 14829th$166,680±$24,243 · within the margin of this tract3,514

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 179?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 179 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections