Essex Fells vs Silver Lake

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

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

Silver Lake has the higher population (4,034 vs 2,320 in Essex Fells). Essex Fells has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $86,615 in Silver Lake). Essex Fells has the higher median home value ($976,300 vs $483,700 in Silver Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Essex Fells	Silver Lake
Population	2,320	4,034
Median age	43.8 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$86,615
Median home value	$976,300	$483,700
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,501
Housing units	792	1,620
Homeownership rate	96.8%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.5%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Essex Fells	Silver Lake
Population	2,110 → 2,320 (+10.0%)	4,197 → 4,034 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$213,088 → $250,001 (+17.3%)	$48,393 → $86,615 (+79.0%)
Median home value	$849,000 → $976,300 (+15.0%)	$312,600 → $483,700 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,250 → $3,501 (+55.6%)	$1,231 → $1,501 (+21.9%)

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

Silver Lake

Population

4,1974,034

Median household income

$48,393$86,615

Median home value

$312,600$483,700

Median gross rent

$1,231$1,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Essex Fells	Silver Lake
Under 5	4.4%	1.2%
5 to 17	27.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	16.5%
25 to 34	3.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	8.4%
45 to 54	16.4%	19.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.3%
75 and over	7.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Essex Fells	Silver Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	22.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.8%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	55.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Essex Fells	Silver Lake
No high school diploma	1.4%	9.1%
High school graduate	7.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	9.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	41.9%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	39.6%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Essex Fells	Silver Lake
Drove alone	57.1%	58.9%
Carpooled	0.7%	10.9%
Public transit	7.7%	16.9%
Walked	1.2%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.5%	6.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Essex Fells	Silver Lake
1-unit, detached	92.2%	17.0%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	51.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Essex Fells	Silver Lake
Poverty rate	0.4%	10.4%
Average household size	3.20	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	32	38
Median year structure built	1952	1945