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Essex County, MA

810,089 Population
492.5 square miles 1,644.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,263 ±$1,501 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$96,874 ±$3,764 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.4% ±1.1% (74,879  ±8,596) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30.2 minutes ±0.9 (10,821,830  ±407,938) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

313,787 ±2,856 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (793,276  ±134) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,760,613
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.9% ±1% (9,032  ±1,737) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

330,832 ±99 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$624,700 ±$9,058 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.1% ±1% (72,642  ±7,874.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.1% ±2.1% (514,168  ±12,032.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
42.7% ±1.5% (243,512  ±8,264.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.2% (155,382  ±8,240) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,263,580
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.9% ±0.4% (24,828  ±2,732) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
24,828 Total veterans ±2,732 23,324 Male ±2,670 1,504 Female ±568

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