Essex County, Massachusetts

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Essex County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for total population (78th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (154th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	813,054	7,044,056	334,922,499	78th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$101,883	$103,960	$80,734	154th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	40.0	38.9	1743rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	43.0%	47.3%	35.7%	200th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$619,100	$562,100	$332,700	76th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,756	$1,762	$1,413	114th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.4%	10.0%	12.5%	2548th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	5.2%	5.2%	1158th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,650.8	903.0	n/a	101st of 3,222
Foreign Born	19.1%	18.0%	14.1%	128th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.7	n/a	n/a	326th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.5%	62.5%	65.2%	2837th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.5	29.1	26.4	732nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.4%	18.6%	15.1%	305th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.1%	n/a	n/a	3125th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.5%	45.9%	46.9%	1958th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.2%	n/a	n/a	348th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Essex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24.1%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.2	52.7	61.4

Age in Essex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	41.2	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.5%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Essex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	313,147	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.5%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	34.9%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Essex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,665	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.3%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.2%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	21.0%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.4%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.9%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.6%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Essex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	329,776	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.2%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.0%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,960.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.5%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,430	$5,992	n/a

Education in Essex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	9.9%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.1%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.0%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.1%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.9%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Essex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.5%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.6%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.5%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.3%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.0%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.3%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Essex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Essex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.8%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	10.7%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.5%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	71.3%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	19.1%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.9%	19.5%	16.7%

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