Essex County, New York demographics

Population: 37,501
Median age: 48.3

Median household income: 61,563

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

Population

202137,501
202037,281
201937,459
201837,751
201738,233
201638,598
201538,912
201439,072
201339,181
201239,309
201139,357
201039,416
200937,927

Essex County, NY cities

Elizabethtown CDP - 596

Keeseville CDP - 2,856

Lake Placid village - 2,221

Mineville CDP - 1,159

Port Henry CDP - 1,800

Saranac Lake village - 5,003

Schroon Lake CDP - 913

Ticonderoga CDP - 3,427

Westport CDP - 243

Willsboro CDP - 669

Wilmington CDP - 880

Witherbee CDP - 23

Census data for Essex County, New York

Demographic and housing estimates in Essex County, New York

Total population
Total population37,501
Male19,567
Female17,934
Population by age
Total population37,501
Under 5 years1,479
5 to 9 years1,612
10 to 14 years1,717
15 to 19 years1,914
20 to 24 years1,842
25 to 34 years4,542
35 to 44 years4,176
45 to 54 years4,986
55 to 59 years3,300
60 to 64 years3,139
65 to 74 years5,209
75 to 84 years2,426
85 years and over1,159
Median age (years)48.3
Under 18 years6,042
16 years and over32,320
18 years and over31,459
21 years and over30,378
62 years and over10,503
65 years and over8,794
Population by race
Total population37,501
One race36,615
   White34,596
   Black or African American1,198
   American Indian and Alaska Native73
   Asian82
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander28
   Some other race638
Two or more races886
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population30,801
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population16,121
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population14,680

Social characteristics in Essex County, New York

Households by type
Total households15,714
Family households (families)7,253
Married-couple family1,524
Male householder, no wife present, family2,992
Female householder, no husband present, family2,244
Nonfamily households3,945
Average household size6,067
Average family size2.22

Economic characteristics in Essex County, New York

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households15,714
Less than $10,000617
$10,000 to $14,999680
$15,000 to $24,9991,365
$25,000 to $34,9991,516
$35,000 to $49,9992,113
$50,000 to $74,9993,010
$75,000 to $99,9992,104
$100,000 to $149,9992,608
$150,000 to $199,999874
$200,000 or more827
Median household income (dollars)61,563

Housing characteristics in Essex County, New York

Housing occupancy
Total housing units25,213
Occupied housing units15,714
Vacant housing units9,499
Units in structure
Total housing units25,213
1-unit, detached19,928
1-unit, attached410
2 units878
3 or 4 units966
5 to 9 units679
10 to 19 units167
20 or more units472
Mobile home1,691
Boat, RV, van, etc.22
Year structure built
Total housing units25,213
Built 2014 or later42
Built 2010 to 2013689
Built 2000 to 20093,380
Built 1990 to 19992,501
Built 1980 to 19892,710
Built 1970 to 19792,971
Built 1960 to 19691,891
Built 1950 to 19592,050
Built 1940 to 19491,402
Built 1939 or earlier7,577
Rooms
Total housing units25,213
1 room737
2 rooms695
3 rooms2,185
4 rooms3,948
5 rooms4,538
6 rooms4,728
7 rooms2,855
8 rooms2,336
9 rooms or more3,191
Median rooms5.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units25,213
No bedroom783
1 bedroom2,355
2 bedrooms6,851
3 bedrooms9,830
4 bedrooms4,036
5 or more bedrooms1,358
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units15,714
Owner-occupied12,038
Renter-occupied3,676
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.23
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.19
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units15,714
Moved in 2017 or later1,293
Moved in 2015 to 20163,052
Moved in 2010 to 20142,349
Moved in 2000 to 20093,854
Moved in 1990 to 19992,030
Moved in 1989 and earlier3,136
Value
Owner-occupied units12,038
Less than $50,000868
$50,000 to $99,9991,857
$100,000 to $149,9992,634
$150,000 to $199,9991,926
$200,000 to $299,9992,093
$300,000 to $499,9991,587
$500,000 to $999,999778
$1,000,000 or more295
Median (dollars)162,700
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units12,038
Housing units with a mortgage6,158
Housing units without a mortgage5,880
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent3,274
Less than $500402
$500 to $9991,911
$1,000 to $1,499751
$1,500 to $1,99960
$2,000 to $2,499138
$2,500 to $2,99911
$3,000 or more1
Median (dollars)845
No rent paid402

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