Essex Fells vs Pleasantdale

A side-by-side comparison of Essex Fells and Pleasantdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Essex Fells and Pleasantdale are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Essex Fells has the higher population (2,320 vs 2,293 in Pleasantdale). Essex Fells has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $158,661 in Pleasantdale). Essex Fells has the higher median home value ($976,300 vs $551,600 in Pleasantdale).

Population, income & housing

	Essex Fells	Pleasantdale
Population	2,320	2,293
Median age	43.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$158,661
Median home value	$976,300	$551,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	—
Housing units	792	780
Homeownership rate	96.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.5%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Essex Fells	Pleasantdale
Population	2,110 → 2,320 (+10.0%)	2,466 → 2,293 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$213,088 → $250,001 (+17.3%)	$139,429 → $158,661 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$849,000 → $976,300 (+15.0%)	$395,600 → $551,600 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,250 → $3,501 (+55.6%)	—

Essex Fells

Population

2,1102,320

Median household income

$213,088$250,001

Median home value

$849,000$976,300

Median gross rent

$2,250$3,501

Pleasantdale

Population

2,4662,293

Median household income

$139,429$158,661

Median home value

$395,600$551,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Essex Fells	Pleasantdale
Under 5	4.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	27.1%	20.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	3.8%	6.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.8%
45 to 54	16.4%	14.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.8%
75 and over	7.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Essex Fells	Pleasantdale
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	68.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Essex Fells	Pleasantdale
No high school diploma	1.4%	11.8%
High school graduate	7.8%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	9.3%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	41.9%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.6%	25.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Essex Fells	Pleasantdale
Drove alone	57.1%	54.2%
Carpooled	0.7%	2.3%
Public transit	7.7%	9.4%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.5%	34.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Essex Fells	Pleasantdale
1-unit, detached	92.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Essex Fells	Pleasantdale
Poverty rate	0.4%	0.2%
Average household size	3.20	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1952	1955