Median Household Income
$80,789
Median Home Value
$524,100
Median Gross Rent
$1,531/mo
Poverty Rate
14.6%
Unemployment Rate
8.7%
Homeownership Rate
44.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
39.1%
Median Age
37.7
Population Over Time
Essex County grew 9.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
789,616
2016
792,586
2018
793,555
2020
798,698
2022
853,374
2024
863,002
Business & Industry
Essex County has 19,392 business establishments employing 295,575 people.
Health care and social assistance
2,638
Professional, scientific, and technical services
2,180
Other services (except public administration)
2,150
Accommodation and food services
1,808
Construction
1,767
Real estate and rental and leasing
1,005
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
941
Wholesale trade
888
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.