Essex County, MA

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Essex County, Massachusetts demographics

Population: 804,598
Median age: 40.8

Median household income: 86,684

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Essex County, Massachusetts.

Population

2021804,598
2020787,038
2019783,676
2018781,024
2017775,860
2016769,362
2015763,849
2014757,395
2013750,808
2012744,961
2011739,505
2010735,642
2009734,889

Essex County, MA cities

Amesbury Town city - 17,286

Andover CDP - 8,958

Beverly city - 42,448

Boxford CDP - 3,020

Danvers CDP - 27,966

Essex CDP - 1,688

Gloucester city - 29,814

Haverhill city - 67,093

Ipswich CDP - 4,659

Lawrence city - 87,798

Lynn city - 100,233

Lynnfield CDP - 12,874

Marblehead CDP - 20,397

Methuen Town city - 52,536

Nahant CDP - 3,354

Newburyport city - 18,282

Peabody city - 54,200

Rockport CDP - 4,889

Rowley CDP - 1,509

Salem city - 44,452

Salisbury CDP - 5,081

Saugus CDP - 28,521

Swampscott CDP - 15,043

Topsfield CDP - 2,654

Essex County, MA ZIP Codes

Census data for Essex County, Massachusetts

Demographic and housing estimates in Essex County, Massachusetts

Total population
Total population804,598
Male389,977
Female414,621
Population by age
Total population804,598
Under 5 years44,484
5 to 9 years45,089
10 to 14 years50,666
15 to 19 years53,247
20 to 24 years51,233
25 to 34 years99,902
35 to 44 years98,524
45 to 54 years108,516
55 to 59 years61,837
60 to 64 years54,009
65 to 74 years81,158
75 to 84 years36,153
85 years and over19,780
Median age (years)40.8
Under 18 years171,756
16 years and over654,596
18 years and over632,842
21 years and over601,233
62 years and over168,139
65 years and over137,091
Population by race
Total population804,598
One race751,653
   White607,416
   Black or African American35,729
   American Indian and Alaska Native1,884
   Asian27,582
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander126
   Some other race78,916
Two or more races52,945
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population577,838
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population274,402
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population303,436

Social characteristics in Essex County, Massachusetts

Households by type
Total households307,959
Family households (families)148,964
Married-couple family21,832
Male householder, no wife present, family47,983
Female householder, no husband present, family33,205
Nonfamily households89,180
Average household size100,229
Average family size2.56

Economic characteristics in Essex County, Massachusetts

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households307,959
Less than $10,00014,034
$10,000 to $14,99913,688
$15,000 to $24,99919,655
$25,000 to $34,99919,148
$35,000 to $49,99928,322
$50,000 to $74,99940,897
$75,000 to $99,99937,288
$100,000 to $149,99953,327
$150,000 to $199,99933,268
$200,000 or more48,332
Median household income (dollars)86,684

Housing characteristics in Essex County, Massachusetts

Housing occupancy
Total housing units325,228
Occupied housing units307,959
Vacant housing units17,269
Units in structure
Total housing units325,228
1-unit, detached164,423
1-unit, attached22,790
2 units32,114
3 or 4 units38,591
5 to 9 units17,929
10 to 19 units13,254
20 or more units34,243
Mobile home1,693
Boat, RV, van, etc.191
Year structure built
Total housing units325,228
Built 2014 or later243
Built 2010 to 201311,779
Built 2000 to 200921,674
Built 1990 to 199924,360
Built 1980 to 198936,503
Built 1970 to 197931,644
Built 1960 to 196933,502
Built 1950 to 195935,031
Built 1940 to 194915,026
Built 1939 or earlier115,466
Rooms
Total housing units325,228
1 room8,518
2 rooms9,762
3 rooms30,557
4 rooms51,653
5 rooms53,743
6 rooms54,549
7 rooms41,341
8 rooms31,543
9 rooms or more43,562
Median rooms5.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units325,228
No bedroom8,944
1 bedroom42,476
2 bedrooms90,708
3 bedrooms112,589
4 bedrooms55,925
5 or more bedrooms14,586
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units307,959
Owner-occupied195,868
Renter-occupied112,091
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.72
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.28
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units307,959
Moved in 2017 or later25,608
Moved in 2015 to 201682,229
Moved in 2010 to 201454,011
Moved in 2000 to 200966,113
Moved in 1990 to 199939,076
Moved in 1989 and earlier40,922
Value
Owner-occupied units195,868
Less than $50,0002,768
$50,000 to $99,9991,290
$100,000 to $149,9992,383
$150,000 to $199,9994,983
$200,000 to $299,99921,431
$300,000 to $499,99979,588
$500,000 to $999,99973,411
$1,000,000 or more10,014
Median (dollars)462,900
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units195,868
Housing units with a mortgage139,530
Housing units without a mortgage56,338
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent107,954
Less than $50014,254
$500 to $99914,433
$1,000 to $1,49932,994
$1,500 to $1,99928,487
$2,000 to $2,49911,829
$2,500 to $2,9994,065
$3,000 or more1,892
Median (dollars)1,392
No rent paid4,137

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