Essex Fells vs Roseland

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

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

Roseland has the higher population (6,211 vs 2,320 in Essex Fells). Essex Fells has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $160,644 in Roseland). Essex Fells has the higher median home value ($976,300 vs $640,600 in Roseland).

Population, income & housing

	Essex Fells	Roseland
Population	2,320	6,211
Median age	43.8 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$160,644
Median home value	$976,300	$640,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,293
Housing units	792	2,470
Homeownership rate	96.8%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.5%	66.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Essex Fells	Roseland
Population	2,110 → 2,320 (+10.0%)	5,834 → 6,211 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$213,088 → $250,001 (+17.3%)	$129,006 → $160,644 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$849,000 → $976,300 (+15.0%)	$485,100 → $640,600 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,250 → $3,501 (+55.6%)	$2,579 → $3,293 (+27.7%)

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

Roseland

Population

5,8346,211

Median household income

$129,006$160,644

Median home value

$485,100$640,600

Median gross rent

$2,579$3,293

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Essex Fells	Roseland
Under 5	4.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	27.1%	12.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	3.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	16.4%	16.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.7%
75 and over	7.7%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Essex Fells	Roseland
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	71.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	12.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Essex Fells	Roseland
No high school diploma	1.4%	2.4%
High school graduate	7.8%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	9.3%	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	41.9%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.6%	33.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Essex Fells	Roseland
Drove alone	57.1%	69.6%
Carpooled	0.7%	3.5%
Public transit	7.7%	7.6%
Walked	1.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.5%	18.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Essex Fells	Roseland
1-unit, detached	92.2%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Essex Fells	Roseland
Poverty rate	0.4%	2.3%
Average household size	3.20	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1952	1977