Watsessing, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · Essex County County

3.6 /5.0

B+ Good

7,944 Population 12,813/sq mi density

$94,301 Median Income $56,531 per capita

$418,500 Home Value $1,103,768 Zillow

$1,997 Median Rent 27.7% income on rent

55°F Avg Temperature 271 sunny days/yr

39 Violent Crime/100K 2,155 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.6 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.4 / 5.0

$94,301 median income, 5.4% unemployment

Affordability

4.2 / 5.0

$418,500 home value, $1,997/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

39 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

54.0% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+5.1%

7,555 → 7,944

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+2.54%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+30.2%

$72,444 → $94,301

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+14.09%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Watsessing across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

9,469

+1,525 from 2023 (7,944)

Projected Median Income 2030

$237,274

+$142,973 from 2023 ($94,301)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	7,555	—	$72,444	—
2023	7,944	+5.1%	$94,301	+30.2%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.