Essex County, Vermont

Interactive maps and statistics for Essex County, Vermont: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Vermont and the United States.

Essex County, Vermont is among the highest in the country for median age (141st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,982	647,106	334,922,499	2813th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,294	$81,203	$80,734	2150th of 3,221
Median Age	51.9	43.1	38.9	141st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.5%	43.8%	35.7%	1738th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$172,500	$316,600	$332,700	1756th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$827	$1,234	$1,413	1913th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.8%	10.1%	12.5%	1523rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	3.6%	5.2%	1403rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9.0	70.2	n/a	2680th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	4.3%	14.1%	1525th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	671st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.4%	73.2%	65.2%	312th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.1	23.5	26.4	820th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	16.9%	15.1%	1180th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.4%	n/a	n/a	2944th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.6%	46.4%	46.9%	2292nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.0%	n/a	n/a	2041st 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, Vermont

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	89.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.6%	2.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.1	18.8	61.4

Age in Essex County, Vermont

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Median Age	51.9	43.1	38.9
Under 18 %	16.7%	17.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.2%	11.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.9%	12.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.1%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.6%	21.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Essex County, Vermont

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Households	2,823	273,416	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	57.7%	58.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.3%	23.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	12.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	31.0%	28.7%
Never Married	23.9%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Essex County, Vermont

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,657	$46,500	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.0%	13.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	16.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.0%	19.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	11.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.8%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.5%	23.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.8%	10.6%	n/a

Housing in Essex County, Vermont

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Housing Units	4,952	339,042	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.3%	67.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	10.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	43.0%	19.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.6%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,035	$5,039	n/a

Education in Essex County, Vermont

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	5.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.3%	26.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.9%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.7%	25.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	18.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Essex County, Vermont

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.3%	64.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.8%	68.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	4.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.4%	33.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.6%	5.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Essex County, Vermont

Statistic	Essex County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Born in State of Residence	35.6%	47.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	1.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.5%	94.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	1.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.5%	5.5%	16.7%

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