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Essex city, Iowa demographics

Population: 852

Median age: 55.3

Median household income: 46,458

Essex is a city in Page County, Iowa, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Essex city, IA.

Population

2021	852
2020	772
2019	777
2018	874
2017	783
2016	859
2015	924
2014	912
2013	890
2012	899
2011	880
2010	886
2009	927

Census data for Essex city, Iowa

Demographic and housing estimates in Essex city, Iowa

Total population
Total population	852
Male	416
Female	436

Population by age
Total population	852
Under 5 years	29
5 to 9 years	39
10 to 14 years	18
15 to 19 years	52
20 to 24 years	31
25 to 34 years	78
35 to 44 years	72
45 to 54 years	106
55 to 59 years	104
60 to 64 years	59
65 to 74 years	92
75 to 84 years	158
85 years and over	14
Median age (years)	55.3
Under 18 years	118
16 years and over	754
18 years and over	734
21 years and over	700
62 years and over	289
65 years and over	264

Population by race
Total population	852
One race	807
White	803
Black or African American	0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	4
Two or more races	45

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	723
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	372
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	351

Social characteristics in Essex city, Iowa

Households by type
Total households	424
Family households (families)	136
Married-couple family	9
Male householder, no wife present, family	181
Female householder, no husband present, family	159
Nonfamily households	98
Average household size	219
Average family size	2.01

Economic characteristics in Essex city, Iowa

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	424
Less than $10,000	92
$10,000 to $14,999	22
$15,000 to $24,999	47
$25,000 to $34,999	16
$35,000 to $49,999	65
$50,000 to $74,999	64
$75,000 to $99,999	45
$100,000 to $149,999	47
$150,000 to $199,999	13
$200,000 or more	13
Median household income (dollars)	46,458

Housing characteristics in Essex city, Iowa

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	451
Occupied housing units	424
Vacant housing units	27

Units in structure
Total housing units	451
1-unit, detached	381
1-unit, attached	10
2 units	3
3 or 4 units	39
5 to 9 units	11
10 to 19 units	2
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	5
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	451
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	0
Built 2000 to 2009	7
Built 1990 to 1999	35
Built 1980 to 1989	17
Built 1970 to 1979	85
Built 1960 to 1969	23
Built 1950 to 1959	39
Built 1940 to 1949	36
Built 1939 or earlier	209

Rooms
Total housing units	451
1 room	0
2 rooms	14
3 rooms	19
4 rooms	52
5 rooms	122
6 rooms	49
7 rooms	97
8 rooms	33
9 rooms or more	65
Median rooms	5.9

Bedrooms
Total housing units	451
No bedroom	0
1 bedroom	42
2 bedrooms	159
3 bedrooms	179
4 bedrooms	53
5 or more bedrooms	18

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	424
Owner-occupied	349
Renter-occupied	75
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.01
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.01

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	424
Moved in 2017 or later	25
Moved in 2015 to 2016	71
Moved in 2010 to 2014	28
Moved in 2000 to 2009	77
Moved in 1990 to 1999	66
Moved in 1989 and earlier	157

Value
Owner-occupied units	349
Less than $50,000	150
$50,000 to $99,999	116
$100,000 to $149,999	54
$150,000 to $199,999	17
$200,000 to $299,999	9
$300,000 to $499,999	1
$500,000 to $999,999	0
$1,000,000 or more	2
Median (dollars)	56,300

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	349
Housing units with a mortgage	156
Housing units without a mortgage	193

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	73
Less than $500	37
$500 to $999	31
$1,000 to $1,499	5
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	488
No rent paid	2

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