Essex County, Virginia

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Essex County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (38th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,623	8,705,170	334,922,499	2445th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,520	$93,170	$80,734	2371st of 3,221
Median Age	47.1	39.0	38.9	463rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.6%	42.2%	35.7%	2579th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$238,100	$383,700	$332,700	1008th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$972	$1,579	$1,413	1094th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.3%	9.9%	12.5%	1882nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.3%	5.2%	1995th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.3	220.5	n/a	1713th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	13.1%	14.1%	1206th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.8	n/a	n/a	2220th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.7%	67.3%	65.2%	2070th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	38.5	27.3	26.4	38th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.6%	18.3%	15.1%	1062nd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.4%	n/a	n/a	1574th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.3%	48.7%	46.9%	2683rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.7%	n/a	n/a	2932nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Essex County, Virginia

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	36.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.8	60.7	61.4

Age in Essex County, Virginia

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	47.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.8%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Essex County, Virginia

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	4,447	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.4%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.6%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.1%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	27.1%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Essex County, Virginia

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,139	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.3%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.3%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.0%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.8%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Essex County, Virginia

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	5,811	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.7%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.5%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.3%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,348	$2,790	n/a

Education in Essex County, Virginia

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	15.1%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.0%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.4%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.1%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Essex County, Virginia

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.1%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.5%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	29.4%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Essex County, Virginia

Statistic	Essex County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.4%	14.3%	16.7%

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