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Essex town, Essex County, MA

3,701 Population
14 square miles 265.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$78,674 ±$12,075 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Essex County: $54,665 ±$814
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$157,147 ±$24,136 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $101,883 ±$1,515
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

8.1% ±4.9% (299  ±182) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,710 (±0.4% / ±3,280)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

24.9 minutes ±0.8 (38,580  ±6,045) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Essex County: 28.5 9,893,975 (±0.3 / ±138,009)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

1,359 ±122 Number of households
  • Essex County: 313,147 ±1,080
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.7 ±0.2 (3,701  ±17) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.5 795,766 (±0 / ±99)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

1.9% ±2.2% (16  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,002 (±0.4% / ±808)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

1,549 ±161 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 329,776 ±224
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$897,400 ±$59,056 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $619,100 ±$3,976
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

16.4% ±10.3% (603  ±380.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 9.3% 74,452 (±0.4% / ±3,349.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

98.2% ±8.7% (2,631  ±301.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 515,161 (±0.9% / ±5,311.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
69% ±8.3% (1,848  ±260.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 43% 246,169 (±0.6% / ±3,530.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)

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

4.1% ±2.1% (151  ±79) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Essex County: 19.1% 155,445
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

4.8% ±2.6% (134  ±74) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 4.3% 27,478 (±0.2% / ±1,155)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
134 Total veterans ±74 134 Male ±74 N/A Female ±14

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