Median Household Income
$56,520
Median Home Value
$238,100
Median Gross Rent
$972/mo
Poverty Rate
12.3%
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Homeownership Rate
71.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.6%
Median Age
47.1
Population Over Time
Essex County shrank 4.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
11,166
2016
11,130
2018
11,036
2020
10,960
2022
10,602
2024
10,623
Business & Industry
Essex County has 309 business establishments employing 3,180 people.
Other services (except public administration)
41
Health care and social assistance
35
Construction
32
Accommodation and food services
29
Professional, scientific, and technical services
22
Wholesale trade
15
Finance and insurance
15
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
13
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.