Essex County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	36,973	19,852,366	334,922,499	1285th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,661	$85,974	$80,734	1074th of 3,221
Median Age	49.9	39.8	38.9	231st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.8%	40.2%	35.7%	582nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$211,900	$423,800	$332,700	1281st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$934	$1,621	$1,413	1259th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	14.0%	12.5%	2161st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	6.4%	5.2%	1919th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	20.6	421.3	n/a	2302nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	22.8%	14.1%	1195th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	608th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.3%	54.3%	65.2%	1094th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	32.6	26.4	1987th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.2%	14.9%	15.1%	625th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.0%	n/a	n/a	2815th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.3%	42.5%	46.9%	2170th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.2%	n/a	n/a	817th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Essex County, New York

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.0	65.5	61.4

Age in Essex County, New York

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	49.9	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	15.4%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.3%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.4%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Essex County, New York

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States
Households	16,342	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.8%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.0%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.5%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.3%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	28.9%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Essex County, New York

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,694	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.6%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.3%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.8%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.7%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Essex County, New York

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	25,484	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.1%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	35.9%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.7%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,119	$6,582	n/a

Education in Essex County, New York

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.6%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.6%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.1%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.7%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Essex County, New York

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.2%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.3%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.0%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.5%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.6%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Essex County, New York

Statistic	Essex County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.5%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.8%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	22.3%	16.7%

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