Based on the latest 2022 data from the US census, the current population of Essex is 716. Essex, Iowa is the 11,706th largest city in the US.
The peak population of Essex was in 1990, when its population was 886. In 1990, Essex was the 10,329th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 11,706th largest city in the US. Essex is currently 19.2% smaller than it was in 1990.
Essex has shrunk 18.6% since the year 2000. Essex, Iowa's growth is below average. 80% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
The total voting age population of Essex, Iowa, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 635. The voting age population is 47.7% male and 52.3% female.
According to the latest census statistics, 25.9% of the residents of Essex are 65 or older.
The racial demographics of Essex are 98.8% White, 0.6% Two or more races and 0.5% Other. Additionally, 1.3% of the population identifies as Hispanic.
In Essex, 7.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 2.9%. On a per-household basis, 6.9% of families are below the poverty line in Essex.
Among those aged 16 and older, 62.5% of Essex residents are in the labor force.
Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 91.8% of Essex residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 12.7% have a bachelor's degree and 2.7% have a graduate or professional degree.
Among Essex residents aged 5 and older, 0.3% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 0.0% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.3% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.0% speak an Asian language.
The unemployment rate in Essex is 3.6%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.
In Essex, 10.8% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.
The median household income in Essex is $52,454.
In Essex, 80.4% of housing units are occupied by their owners.
Renters occupy 19.6% of housing units in Essex.
Of all the housing units in Essex, 34.6% of them were build before 1940.
In Essex, 3.9% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000.
The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Essex is $663.
In Essex, 81.2% of households have an active broadband internet connection.
Year | Population | Rank in US |
---|---|---|
2021 | 716 | 11,706 |
2020 | 713 | 11,718 |
2019 | 739 | 11,657 |
2018 | 752 | 11,579 |
2017 | 753 | 11,575 |
2016 | 762 | 11,520 |
2015 | 770 | 11,460 |
2014 | 774 | 11,444 |
2013 | 779 | 11,430 |
2012 | 782 | 11,403 |
2011 | 795 | 11,333 |
2010 | 798 | 11,310 |
2000 | 880 | 10,776 |
1990 | 886 | 10,329 |
US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2021 |
---|---|---|---|
11696 | Mortons Gap, Kentucky | 718 | -24.8% |
11697 | Saxton, Pennsylvania | 718 | -10.4% |
11698 | Twin Valley, Minnesota | 718 | -7.2% |
11699 | Confluence, Pennsylvania | 717 | -15.7% |
11700 | Klawock, Alaska | 717 | -15.8% |
11701 | Newland, North Carolina | 717 | 1.8% |
11702 | Spencer, New York | 717 | -1.6% |
11703 | Woodridge, New York | 717 | -21.2% |
11704 | Wrightstown, New Jersey | 717 | -4.0% |
11705 | Brownstown, Illinois | 716 | 0.1% |
11706 | Essex, Iowa | 716 | -18.6% |
11707 | Heuvelton, New York | 716 | -10.7% |
11708 | Linden, Indiana | 716 | -1.5% |
11709 | Merrill, Iowa | 716 | -4.9% |
11710 | Waynoka, Oklahoma | 716 | -27.4% |
11711 | Westmoreland, Kansas | 716 | 11.8% |
11712 | Wilton, North Dakota | 716 | -10.8% |
11713 | Addison (Webster Springs), West Virginia | 715 | -11.5% |
11714 | Kasota, Minnesota | 715 | 4.9% |
11715 | Olympian Village, Missouri | 715 | 6.5% |
11716 | Rolling Fields, Kentucky | 715 | 10.1% |
US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2021 |
---|---|---|---|
8903 | Earlham | 1,417 | 9.0% |
8932 | Palo | 1,404 | 126.8% |
8963 | Sanborn | 1,393 | 3.0% |
8967 | Logan | 1,392 | -10.2% |
8971 | State Center | 1,391 | 3.1% |
8987 | Kingsley | 1,387 | 11.1% |
8989 | Roland | 1,387 | 4.6% |
9048 | Walford | 1,367 | 11.4% |
9098 | Lone Tree | 1,355 | 17.7% |
9122 | Lenox | 1,344 | -4.2% |
9130 | Nora Springs | 1,341 | -12.2% |
9165 | Woodward | 1,331 | 10.3% |
9239 | Dike | 1,302 | 36.7% |
9259 | Coon Rapids | 1,294 | -0.4% |
9311 | Shell Rock | 1,271 | -2.0% |
9347 | Laurens | 1,261 | -13.9% |
9355 | Dysart | 1,259 | -3.2% |
9369 | Central City | 1,254 | 8.5% |
9370 | Clarksville | 1,254 | -12.9% |
9377 | Gilbert | 1,251 | 25.8% |
9390 | New Sharon | 1,248 | -4.5% |
9398 | Manly | 1,246 | -7.0% |
9412 | Alton | 1,242 | 12.7% |
9451 | University Heights | 1,229 | 25.2% |
9515 | Jewell Junction | 1,204 | -2.7% |
9544 | Fayette | 1,197 | -11.2% |
9547 | Tripoli | 1,197 | -8.2% |
9557 | Elkader | 1,194 | -18.4% |
9608 | Melcher-Dallas | 1,181 | -9.0% |
9631 | Buffalo | 1,173 | -15.2% |
9634 | Lake Park | 1,172 | 13.8% |
9661 | St. Ansgar | 1,162 | 13.0% |
9682 | Arnolds Park | 1,155 | -3.9% |
9686 | Glidden | 1,154 | -9.7% |
9690 | Springville | 1,154 | 5.4% |
9701 | Strawberry Point | 1,150 | -16.6% |
9726 | Mapleton | 1,144 | -13.2% |
9778 | Villisca | 1,124 | -16.5% |
9792 | Fairbank | 1,118 | 6.4% |
9797 | Lake View | 1,117 | -6.7% |
9800 | Sheffield | 1,116 | 20.2% |
9853 | Aplington | 1,101 | 4.1% |
9879 | Calmar | 1,093 | 2.9% |
9907 | Panora | 1,085 | -7.4% |
9912 | Conrad | 1,082 | 2.5% |
9922 | George | 1,079 | 2.9% |
9944 | Treynor | 1,068 | 12.8% |
9957 | Elk Run Heights | 1,064 | 1.3% |
9963 | Marcus | 1,062 | -6.5% |
9975 | Rockwell | 1,060 | 7.0% |
9983 | Riverside | 1,055 | 13.3% |
9996 | Sidney | 1,052 | -18.7% |
10010 | North English | 1,049 | 5.6% |
10013 | Janesville | 1,048 | 26.8% |
10022 | Sloan | 1,046 | 1.1% |
10035 | Dunlap | 1,042 | -8.5% |
10051 | Winfield | 1,037 | -8.3% |
10081 | Malvern | 1,027 | -18.2% |
10087 | Clarence | 1,025 | 0.9% |
10173 | Mechanicsville | 1,006 | -14.5% |
10207 | Tabor | 999 | 0.9% |
10228 | Griswold | 993 | -4.2% |
10244 | Greene | 988 | -9.8% |
10245 | Odebolt | 988 | -14.8% |
10301 | Paullina | 978 | -12.7% |
10317 | Wayland | 975 | 3.2% |
10319 | Baxter | 973 | -7.7% |
10328 | Shellsburg | 972 | 3.4% |
10341 | Fredericksburg | 969 | -1.2% |
10358 | Eddyville | 965 | -9.3% |
10364 | Anita | 964 | -8.1% |
10391 | Allison | 958 | -4.6% |
10402 | Underwood | 957 | 38.0% |
10407 | Fruitland | 955 | 34.1% |
10408 | Gowrie | 955 | -8.2% |
10410 | Aurelia | 954 | -10.0% |
10415 | Lansing | 954 | -5.5% |
10455 | Hinton | 946 | 16.5% |
10471 | Preston | 941 | -0.8% |
10505 | Lawton | 936 | 33.7% |
10509 | Larchwood | 935 | 18.6% |
10546 | De Soto | 928 | -8.6% |
10547 | Elkhart | 928 | 156.3% |
10553 | Inwood | 927 | 5.9% |
10581 | Keosauqua | 920 | -13.9% |
10582 | Princeton | 920 | -2.4% |
10587 | Swisher | 919 | 14.0% |
10619 | Neola | 913 | 7.9% |
10628 | West Point | 912 | -6.8% |
10630 | Danville | 911 | -0.3% |
10673 | Hills | 902 | 34.0% |
10674 | Newell | 902 | 2.0% |
10696 | Le Grand | 898 | 1.6% |
10700 | Edgewood | 897 | -2.5% |
10758 | Keota | 886 | -13.5% |
10764 | Hamburg | 885 | -29.7% |
10773 | Newhall | 883 | -0.5% |
10774 | Primghar | 883 | -0.5% |
10775 | Sully | 883 | -2.5% |
10784 | Donnellson | 880 | -8.5% |
10805 | Maxwell | 875 | 7.6% |
10825 | Armstrong | 870 | -10.5% |
10842 | Victor | 866 | -9.1% |
10858 | Colo | 862 | 0.0% |
10874 | Afton | 859 | -6.0% |
10892 | Buffalo Center | 856 | -11.0% |
10901 | Readlyn | 855 | 9.1% |
10922 | Hubbard | 851 | -3.8% |
10950 | Cambridge | 844 | 2.0% |
10982 | Long Grove | 839 | 41.0% |
10999 | Graettinger | 834 | -7.3% |
11005 | Dunkerton | 833 | 10.4% |
11075 | Winthrop | 820 | 6.6% |
11082 | Schleswig | 817 | -1.6% |
11184 | Adair | 797 | -4.6% |
11191 | Riceville | 796 | -5.1% |
11246 | Gilbertville | 788 | 2.7% |
11249 | Lowden | 788 | -1.1% |
11254 | Gladbrook | 787 | -22.3% |
11265 | Eldon | 785 | -21.4% |
11266 | Exira | 785 | -2.6% |
11268 | Ossian | 785 | -7.8% |
11297 | Dayton | 779 | -12.0% |
11313 | West Bend | 778 | -6.4% |
11319 | Melbourne | 777 | -2.1% |
11340 | Van Horne | 774 | 8.1% |
11347 | Milo | 772 | -8.5% |
11349 | Okoboji | 772 | -9.3% |
11361 | Dakota City | 769 | -15.3% |
11365 | Wheatland | 768 | -0.3% |
11379 | Carson | 765 | 14.8% |
11429 | Manilla | 758 | -9.4% |
11466 | Raymond | 752 | 39.5% |
11471 | Correctionville | 750 | -11.9% |
11473 | Rockford | 750 | -17.0% |
11484 | Alden | 748 | -17.0% |
11493 | Wall Lake | 747 | -12.1% |
11500 | Sioux Rapids | 746 | 4.0% |
11556 | Garnavillo | 737 | -1.7% |
11564 | Montrose | 736 | -23.0% |
11568 | Shueyville | 736 | 117.7% |
11569 | Whiting | 736 | -8.1% |
11578 | Redfield | 734 | -12.2% |
11598 | Walnut | 732 | -16.3% |
11605 | Hartford | 730 | -4.5% |
11608 | Morning Sun | 730 | -16.1% |
11615 | Shelby | 729 | 4.8% |
11657 | Grand Junction | 723 | -24.7% |
11658 | Hedrick | 723 | -13.8% |
11662 | McGregor | 723 | -16.7% |
11664 | Oxford | 723 | 2.5% |
11667 | Schaller | 723 | -7.7% |
11675 | Earlville | 721 | -19.7% |
11680 | Wellsburg | 721 | 0.6% |
11706 | Essex | 716 | -18.6% |
11709 | Merrill | 716 | -4.9% |
11718 | Blairstown | 714 | 4.6% |
11723 | Ruthven | 714 | -6.6% |
11738 | Hazleton | 710 | -25.1% |
11739 | Hospers | 710 | 5.6% |
11780 | Lakeside | 703 | 45.8% |
11789 | Ventura | 701 | 4.1% |
11801 | Fremont | 699 | -1.4% |
11808 | Boyden | 697 | 0.1% |
11832 | Coggon | 692 | -7.6% |
11886 | Fontanelle | 684 | -0.7% |
11904 | Elgin | 681 | 0.7% |
11907 | Battle Creek | 680 | -8.2% |
11924 | Walker | 679 | -9.7% |
11926 | Bancroft | 677 | -16.0% |
11945 | Stanton | 675 | -5.7% |
11957 | Stratford | 673 | -9.7% |
11959 | Alburnett | 672 | 20.6% |
11970 | Albert City | 670 | -5.0% |
11974 | Olin | 670 | -6.4% |
12018 | Murray | 663 | -13.7% |
12124 | St. Charles | 647 | 0.4% |
12150 | Dexter | 643 | -8.0% |
12151 | Kanawha | 643 | -12.7% |
12158 | Moravia | 642 | -7.3% |
12191 | Seymour | 637 | -21.2% |
12225 | Doon | 632 | 18.7% |
12226 | Fonda | 632 | -1.8% |
12244 | Stanwood | 630 | -7.6% |
12246 | Dumont | 629 | -6.9% |
12258 | Hopkinton | 627 | -7.9% |
12264 | Crescent | 626 | 20.6% |
12289 | Goldfield | 622 | -8.3% |
12306 | Agency | 619 | -0.4% |
12315 | Sutherland | 618 | -12.2% |
12324 | Grand Mound | 616 | -8.8% |
12341 | Moulton | 613 | -6.8% |
12426 | Minden | 599 | 5.8% |
12432 | What Cheer | 599 | -11.7% |
12435 | Kellogg | 598 | -1.6% |
12436 | Keystone | 598 | -10.4% |
12451 | Brighton | 596 | -13.4% |
12454 | Elk Horn | 596 | -8.0% |
12522 | Farmington | 588 | -22.1% |
12523 | Ireton | 588 | 0.6% |
12545 | Early | 584 | -3.9% |
12592 | Everly | 576 | -11.1% |
12598 | Clermont | 575 | -19.1% |
12608 | Quasqueton | 573 | -0.1% |
12617 | New Hartford | 571 | -13.4% |
12719 | Swea City | 557 | -12.9% |
12772 | Arcadia | 549 | 23.6% |
12798 | Radcliffe | 547 | -9.8% |
12825 | Badger | 544 | -10.6% |
12842 | Delmar | 542 | 6.0% |
12864 | Wyoming | 540 | -13.7% |
12875 | Zearing | 539 | -12.7% |
12895 | Gilman | 535 | -10.8% |
12906 | Richland | 534 | -8.8% |
12910 | Anthon | 533 | -17.7% |
12991 | Orleans | 524 | -16.2% |
13006 | Charter Oak | 522 | -1.1% |
13011 | Pomeroy | 522 | -26.2% |
13041 | Truro | 517 | 19.9% |
13047 | Dows | 516 | -23.3% |
13082 | Elma | 512 | -14.0% |
13088 | Ainsworth | 511 | -2.8% |
13089 | Collins | 511 | 2.4% |
13094 | Rolfe | 511 | -23.7% |
13133 | Scranton | 506 | -15.9% |
13169 | Breda | 502 | 5.6% |
13173 | Ellsworth | 502 | -5.2% |
13174 | New Virginia | 502 | 6.1% |
13191 | Thompson | 500 | -16.2% |
13216 | Sabula | 496 | -26.3% |
13249 | Titonka | 492 | -15.6% |
13272 | Gilmore City | 488 | -11.7% |
13284 | Whittemore | 487 | -7.7% |
13294 | Farragut | 485 | -4.5% |
13376 | Dow City | 477 | -5.3% |
13382 | Garwin | 476 | -15.6% |
13386 | Russell | 476 | -14.8% |
13394 | Latimer | 475 | -11.0% |
13396 | University Park | 475 | -11.8% |
13412 | Lovilia | 473 | -18.5% |
13428 | Lime Springs | 471 | -4.6% |
13439 | Maynard | 470 | -6.1% |
13456 | Norway | 468 | -22.2% |
13471 | Humeston | 466 | -14.4% |
13517 | Cumming | 460 | 175.4% |
13592 | Runnells | 453 | 31.6% |
13593 | Stacyville | 453 | -3.6% |
13634 | Ashton | 447 | -2.8% |
13643 | Albion | 446 | -24.6% |
13691 | Grandview | 441 | -27.8% |
13693 | Little Rock | 441 | -9.6% |
13706 | Beacon | 439 | -17.0% |
13730 | Ocheyedan | 437 | -18.1% |
13744 | Galva | 435 | 18.8% |
13747 | Oxford Junction | 435 | -24.3% |
13755 | Hawkeye | 434 | -11.2% |
13763 | Klemme | 433 | -26.7% |
13772 | Allerton | 432 | -22.7% |
13788 | Lamont | 431 | -14.3% |
13790 | Lost Nation | 431 | -12.9% |
13801 | Marquette | 430 | -10.6% |
13802 | New Albin | 430 | -18.2% |
13817 | Otho | 428 | -25.3% |
13864 | Alleman | 423 | -3.4% |
13882 | Martensdale | 422 | -10.4% |
13894 | Delhi | 420 | -8.0% |
13915 | Arlington | 418 | -14.6% |
13952 | Batavia | 415 | -17.0% |
14030 | Lawler | 407 | -11.3% |
14039 | Miles | 406 | -12.1% |
14051 | Salem | 405 | -12.5% |
14057 | Burt | 404 | -27.0% |
14072 | Bayard | 402 | -24.8% |
14090 | Emerson | 401 | -16.4% |
14095 | Lehigh | 401 | -19.4% |
14132 | Thornton | 398 | -5.4% |
14162 | Earling | 394 | -16.3% |
14167 | Plainfield | 394 | -9.6% |
14173 | Charlotte | 393 | -6.8% |
14212 | Wesley | 390 | -16.3% |
14222 | Union | 389 | -8.8% |
14227 | Colesburg | 388 | -5.5% |
14228 | Columbus City | 388 | 3.1% |
14241 | Milton | 387 | -29.6% |
14251 | Livermore | 385 | -10.2% |
14253 | New Market | 385 | -15.7% |
14275 | Lynnville | 383 | 1.3% |
14278 | New Vienna | 383 | -2.7% |
14282 | Vail | 383 | -15.2% |
14284 | Andrew | 382 | -16.9% |
14292 | Royal | 382 | -19.9% |
14296 | Worthington | 382 | 0.2% |
14313 | Duncombe | 380 | -19.6% |
14325 | Bussey | 379 | -15.7% |
14336 | Lorimor | 378 | -11.0% |
14342 | Riverdale | 378 | -42.2% |
14348 | Farnhamville | 377 | -12.1% |
14349 | Lohrville | 377 | -12.1% |
14359 | Casey | 376 | -21.0% |
14393 | Birmingham | 373 | -12.0% |
14410 | Spillville | 372 | -3.3% |
14411 | Callender | 371 | -14.1% |
14448 | Plymouth | 368 | -14.2% |
14457 | Orient | 367 | -8.2% |
14476 | Churdan | 363 | -12.7% |
14480 | Middletown | 363 | -32.1% |
14484 | Bonaparte | 362 | -20.9% |
14492 | Letts | 362 | -7.6% |
14495 | Stanhope | 362 | -25.5% |
14509 | McCallsburg | 360 | 13.2% |
14521 | Ringsted | 359 | -21.2% |
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