| Population | 753 |
| Nationwide Rank | 11575 |
Essex, Iowa is the 11,575th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Essex, Iowa is a city.
Essex, Iowa is currently 15.0% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Essex, Iowa's growth is extremely below average. 89% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11565 | Oxford, Nebraska | 754 | -13.4% |
| 11566 | Raymond, Minnesota | 754 | -8.0% |
| 11567 | Smithers, West Virginia | 754 | -16.3% |
| 11568 | Walnut, Mississippi | 754 | -0.1% |
| 11569 | Waverly Hall, Georgia | 754 | 6.3% |
| 11570 | Wilson, Kansas | 754 | -5.6% |
| 11571 | Alanson, Michigan | 753 | -4.3% |
| 11572 | Bridger, Montana | 753 | 1.0% |
| 11573 | Cambria, Wisconsin | 753 | -4.0% |
| 11574 | Dublin, Indiana | 753 | 8.0% |
| 11575 | Essex, Iowa | 753 | -14.4% |
| 11576 | Kiowa, Colorado | 753 | 25.5% |
| 11577 | Mabel, Minnesota | 753 | -1.5% |
| 11578 | Mountain City, Texas | 753 | 11.7% |
| 11579 | Ridge Spring, South Carolina | 753 | -8.3% |
| 11580 | Conneautville, Pennsylvania | 752 | -11.1% |
| 11581 | Loami, Illinois | 752 | -6.3% |
| 11582 | Marion, Louisiana | 752 | -7.7% |
| 11583 | Palatine Bridge, New York | 752 | 5.7% |
| 11584 | South Coffeyville, Oklahoma | 752 | -4.9% |
| 11585 | Toledo, Washington | 751 | 12.9% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8670 | Oakland | 1,506 | 1.4% |
| 8681 | Guthrie Center | 1,503 | -9.5% |
| 8692 | Slater | 1,500 | 14.1% |
| 8727 | Monona | 1,488 | -3.5% |
| 8758 | Corning | 1,475 | -17.2% |
| 8769 | Urbana | 1,470 | 41.3% |
| 8770 | Fayette | 1,469 | 8.8% |
| 8798 | Akron | 1,461 | -1.8% |
| 8805 | State Center | 1,459 | 8.2% |
| 8831 | Walford | 1,450 | 18.1% |
| 8840 | Manning | 1,443 | -2.9% |
| 8855 | Logan | 1,439 | -7.2% |
| 8885 | Kingsley | 1,426 | 14.2% |
| 8886 | Woodward | 1,426 | 18.2% |
| 8902 | Wellman | 1,419 | -0.1% |
| 8931 | Montezuma | 1,409 | -2.9% |
| 8942 | Woodbine | 1,407 | -10.2% |
| 8968 | Earlham | 1,400 | 7.6% |
| 8971 | Lenox | 1,400 | -0.2% |
| 8975 | Bedford | 1,398 | -13.9% |
| 8987 | Granger | 1,394 | 114.7% |
| 8992 | Brooklyn | 1,391 | 1.6% |
| 9015 | Sanborn | 1,384 | 2.3% |
| 9037 | Lone Tree | 1,376 | 19.5% |
| 9058 | Clarksville | 1,372 | -4.7% |
| 9063 | Nora Springs | 1,371 | -10.3% |
| 9082 | Holstein | 1,364 | -6.9% |
| 9111 | Tripoli | 1,353 | 3.6% |
| 9150 | Dysart | 1,333 | 2.4% |
| 9229 | Maharishi Vedic City | 1,305 | 1350.0% |
| 9254 | Manly | 1,298 | -3.2% |
| 9282 | New Sharon | 1,292 | -1.2% |
| 9300 | Arnolds Park | 1,287 | 7.0% |
| 9302 | Shell Rock | 1,287 | -0.7% |
| 9304 | Roland | 1,286 | -2.9% |
| 9307 | Dike | 1,285 | 34.9% |
| 9310 | Buffalo | 1,284 | -7.2% |
| 9324 | Central City | 1,280 | 10.8% |
| 9368 | Coon Rapids | 1,264 | -2.7% |
| 9390 | Alton | 1,257 | 14.0% |
| 9428 | Melcher-Dallas | 1,247 | -4.0% |
| 9465 | Strawberry Point | 1,233 | -10.5% |
| 9485 | Elkader | 1,226 | -16.2% |
| 9642 | Mapleton | 1,180 | -10.5% |
| 9656 | Jewell Junction | 1,175 | -5.0% |
| 9670 | Villisca | 1,171 | -13.0% |
| 9733 | Laurens | 1,156 | -21.0% |
| 9772 | Springville | 1,143 | 4.4% |
| 9775 | Elk Run Heights | 1,142 | 8.7% |
| 9786 | Gilbert | 1,140 | 14.6% |
| 9816 | Van Meter | 1,131 | 30.2% |
| 9822 | Baxter | 1,129 | 7.0% |
| 9839 | St. Ansgar | 1,125 | 9.4% |
| 9844 | Fairbank | 1,123 | 6.9% |
| 9849 | Mechanicsville | 1,122 | -4.6% |
| 9858 | Lake Park | 1,120 | 8.8% |
| 9865 | Sheffield | 1,118 | 20.4% |
| 9872 | Glidden | 1,116 | -12.7% |
| 9903 | Winfield | 1,105 | -2.2% |
| 9947 | Malvern | 1,094 | -12.8% |
| 9966 | Lake View | 1,089 | -9.0% |
| 9973 | Hamburg | 1,086 | -13.7% |
| 9975 | Conrad | 1,085 | 2.8% |
| 9979 | Palo | 1,084 | 75.1% |
| 9992 | Greene | 1,079 | -1.5% |
| 10010 | Aplington | 1,074 | 1.6% |
| 10027 | University Heights | 1,070 | 9.0% |
| 10030 | Panora | 1,069 | -8.7% |
| 10073 | George | 1,059 | 1.0% |
| 10101 | Marcus | 1,050 | -7.5% |
| 10145 | Sidney | 1,037 | -19.8% |
| 10172 | Riverside | 1,031 | 10.7% |
| 10258 | De Soto | 1,008 | -0.7% |
| 10259 | Eddyville | 1,008 | -5.3% |
| 10263 | Rockwell | 1,008 | 1.8% |
| 10283 | North English | 1,004 | 1.1% |
| 10324 | Allison | 995 | -0.9% |
| 10350 | Paullina | 989 | -11.7% |
| 10351 | Fruitland | 988 | 38.7% |
| 10391 | Gowrie | 979 | -5.9% |
| 10394 | Janesville | 978 | 18.4% |
| 10397 | Tabor | 978 | -1.2% |
| 10400 | Sloan | 977 | -5.5% |
| 10427 | Dunlap | 971 | -14.7% |
| 10434 | Clarence | 970 | -4.4% |
| 10437 | Swisher | 970 | 20.3% |
| 10438 | Aurelia | 969 | -8.6% |
| 10455 | Preston | 967 | 1.8% |
| 10469 | Shellsburg | 965 | 2.6% |
| 10476 | Griswold | 963 | -7.1% |
| 10479 | Lawton | 962 | 37.4% |
| 10490 | Treynor | 960 | 1.4% |
| 10508 | Keota | 955 | -6.8% |
| 10514 | Odebolt | 953 | -17.8% |
| 10523 | Wayland | 952 | 0.8% |
| 10525 | Hinton | 950 | 16.9% |
| 10539 | Underwood | 948 | 36.7% |
| 10561 | Princeton | 943 | 0.0% |
| 10573 | Lansing | 941 | -6.8% |
| 10576 | West Point | 941 | -3.8% |
| 10597 | Le Grand | 936 | 6.0% |
| 10604 | Calmar | 935 | -11.9% |
| 10638 | Anita | 926 | -11.7% |
| 10660 | Keosauqua | 923 | -13.6% |
| 10661 | Maxwell | 923 | 13.5% |
| 10671 | Danville | 921 | 0.7% |
| 10680 | Fredericksburg | 920 | -6.2% |
| 10706 | Eldon | 915 | -8.4% |
| 10792 | Buffalo Center | 893 | -7.1% |
| 10858 | Larchwood | 877 | 11.2% |
| 10874 | Schleswig | 874 | 5.1% |
| 10893 | Gladbrook | 870 | -14.2% |
| 10896 | Victor | 869 | -8.8% |
| 10911 | Neola | 866 | 2.3% |
| 10916 | Edgewood | 865 | -5.9% |
| 10925 | Primghar | 864 | -2.7% |
| 10928 | Armstrong | 863 | -11.3% |
| 10934 | Donnellson | 862 | -10.3% |
| 10944 | Newell | 861 | -2.6% |
| 10955 | Montrose | 860 | -10.0% |
| 10977 | Long Grove | 856 | 43.8% |
| 10987 | Winthrop | 855 | 11.1% |
| 11037 | Colo | 844 | -2.0% |
| 11039 | McGregor | 844 | -2.7% |
| 11045 | Newhall | 843 | -5.0% |
| 11081 | Readlyn | 838 | 7.0% |
| 11095 | Dunkerton | 835 | 10.7% |
| 11125 | Sully | 830 | -8.3% |
| 11128 | Afton | 829 | -9.2% |
| 11135 | Inwood | 828 | -5.3% |
| 11148 | Hazleton | 826 | -12.9% |
| 11153 | Rockford | 825 | -8.7% |
| 11171 | Hubbard | 822 | -7.1% |
| 11195 | Melbourne | 819 | 3.1% |
| 11197 | Morning Sun | 818 | -6.0% |
| 11205 | Dakota City | 816 | -10.1% |
| 11207 | Cambridge | 815 | -1.4% |
| 11218 | Okoboji | 814 | -4.4% |
| 11221 | Carson | 813 | 22.0% |
| 11227 | Elkhart | 812 | 124.3% |
| 11233 | Graettinger | 811 | -9.8% |
| 11258 | Oxford | 808 | 14.6% |
| 11284 | Raymond | 804 | 49.1% |
| 11291 | Hills | 803 | 19.3% |
| 11299 | Correctionville | 801 | -5.9% |
| 11315 | Dayton | 798 | -9.9% |
| 11340 | Redfield | 795 | -4.9% |
| 11353 | Ossian | 792 | -7.0% |
| 11355 | Walker | 792 | 5.3% |
| 11365 | Riceville | 790 | -5.8% |
| 11398 | Grand Junction | 784 | -18.4% |
| 11410 | Exira | 782 | -2.9% |
| 11439 | Earlville | 777 | -13.5% |
| 11442 | Walnut | 777 | -11.2% |
| 11462 | Lowden | 772 | -3.1% |
| 11469 | Hartford | 770 | 0.6% |
| 11483 | Milo | 767 | -9.1% |
| 11485 | Sioux Rapids | 767 | 6.9% |
| 11488 | Wall Lake | 767 | -9.7% |
| 11498 | Manilla | 765 | -8.6% |
| 11547 | West Bend | 757 | -9.0% |
| 11549 | Alden | 756 | -16.1% |
| 11575 | Essex | 753 | -14.4% |
| 11625 | Hedrick | 744 | -11.3% |
| 11660 | Merrill | 738 | -1.9% |
| 11678 | Gilbertville | 735 | -4.1% |
| 11681 | Schaller | 735 | -6.2% |
| 11694 | Whiting | 733 | -8.4% |
| 11709 | Wheatland | 731 | -5.1% |
| 11732 | Fremont | 727 | 2.5% |
| 11741 | Murray | 726 | -5.5% |
| 11758 | Garnavillo | 723 | -3.6% |
| 11770 | Ventura | 722 | 7.2% |
| 11778 | Stratford | 721 | -3.3% |
| 11865 | Ruthven | 706 | -7.7% |
| 11866 | Seymour | 706 | -12.7% |
| 11868 | Bancroft | 705 | -12.5% |
| 11873 | Adair | 704 | -15.7% |
| 11874 | Hospers | 704 | 4.7% |
| 11883 | Lakeside | 702 | 45.6% |
| 11899 | Alburnett | 699 | 25.4% |
| 11936 | Wellsburg | 693 | -3.2% |
| 11945 | Battle Creek | 690 | -6.8% |
| 11959 | Olin | 689 | -3.7% |
| 11962 | Boyden | 688 | -1.1% |
| 12024 | Albert City | 678 | -3.9% |
| 12063 | Coggon | 673 | -10.1% |
| 12094 | Shueyville | 669 | 97.9% |
| 12101 | Blairstown | 667 | -2.1% |
| 12131 | Stanwood | 664 | -2.6% |
| 12162 | Van Horne | 660 | -7.8% |
| 12172 | Brighton | 656 | -4.7% |
| 12298 | Elgin | 637 | -5.7% |
| 12300 | Stanton | 637 | -11.0% |
| 12301 | Agency | 636 | 2.2% |
| 12314 | Moravia | 634 | -8.5% |
| 12353 | Farmington | 628 | -16.8% |
| 12374 | Elk Horn | 624 | -3.7% |
| 12396 | St. Charles | 621 | -3.5% |
| 12397 | What Cheer | 621 | -8.5% |
| 12407 | Shelby | 619 | -10.9% |
| 12431 | Crescent | 614 | 18.3% |
| 12446 | Dumont | 612 | -9.4% |
| 12451 | Pomeroy | 612 | -13.5% |
| 12457 | Keystone | 611 | -8.5% |
| 12466 | Fontanelle | 610 | -11.4% |
| 12467 | Grand Mound | 610 | -9.7% |
| 12492 | Goldfield | 607 | -10.6% |
| 12494 | Kanawha | 607 | -17.6% |
| 12542 | Sutherland | 602 | -14.4% |
| 12548 | Hopkinton | 601 | -11.7% |
| 12550 | Ireton | 601 | 2.9% |
| 12580 | Clermont | 597 | -16.0% |
| 12586 | Orleans | 597 | -4.6% |
| 12590 | Doon | 596 | 12.0% |
| 12602 | Kellogg | 594 | -2.3% |
| 12608 | Fonda | 593 | -7.9% |
| 12637 | Minden | 589 | 4.0% |
| 12698 | Ainsworth | 580 | 10.2% |
| 12726 | Dexter | 575 | -17.7% |
| 12728 | Moulton | 575 | -12.6% |
| 12805 | Richland | 565 | -3.5% |
| 12818 | Everly | 563 | -13.1% |
| 12825 | Quasqueton | 563 | -1.9% |
| 12846 | Anthon | 560 | -13.5% |
| 12857 | Batavia | 559 | 11.8% |
| 12938 | Rolfe | 549 | -18.0% |
| 12949 | Sabula | 547 | -18.7% |
| 12964 | Badger | 543 | -10.8% |
| 13040 | Grandview | 534 | -12.6% |
| 13057 | Russell | 532 | -4.8% |
| 13064 | Radcliffe | 531 | -12.5% |
| 13069 | Scranton | 530 | -11.9% |
| 13072 | Zearing | 530 | -14.2% |
| 13090 | Elma | 527 | -11.5% |
| 13100 | Norway | 526 | -12.6% |
| 13127 | Early | 523 | -13.9% |
| 13158 | Runnells | 520 | 51.1% |
| 13181 | Otho | 518 | -9.5% |
| 13185 | Wyoming | 518 | -17.2% |
| 13219 | Swea City | 513 | -19.8% |
| 13222 | Dows | 512 | -23.9% |
| 13226 | Lovilia | 512 | -11.8% |
| 13244 | New Albin | 510 | -3.0% |
| 13260 | Allerton | 507 | -9.3% |
| 13261 | Burt | 507 | -8.4% |
| 13277 | Ellsworth | 506 | -4.5% |
| 13300 | Dow City | 503 | -0.1% |
| 13312 | Garwin | 502 | -10.9% |
| 13333 | Humeston | 500 | -8.2% |
| 13340 | Gilman | 499 | -16.8% |
| 13346 | Truro | 499 | 15.7% |
| 13372 | Delmar | 496 | -2.9% |
| 13382 | New Hartford | 495 | -25.0% |
| 13410 | Maynard | 492 | -1.7% |
| 13427 | New Virginia | 490 | 3.5% |
| 13438 | Arcadia | 487 | 9.6% |
| 13439 | Charter Oak | 487 | -7.7% |
| 13457 | Oxford Junction | 486 | -15.4% |
| 13462 | Beacon | 485 | -8.3% |
| 13474 | Albion | 484 | -18.2% |
| 13479 | Whittemore | 484 | -8.3% |
| 13500 | Thompson | 482 | -19.2% |
| 13506 | Latimer | 481 | -9.9% |
| 13513 | Collins | 480 | -3.8% |
| 13522 | Lime Springs | 479 | -3.0% |
| 13537 | Breda | 477 | 0.4% |
| 13539 | Gilmore City | 477 | -13.7% |
| 13569 | University Park | 475 | -11.8% |
| 13593 | Delhi | 472 | 3.2% |
| 13601 | Klemme | 472 | -20.1% |
| 13604 | Stacyville | 472 | 0.4% |
| 13617 | Pacific Junction | 470 | -7.2% |
| 13653 | Martensdale | 466 | -1.0% |
| 13694 | Ocheyedan | 461 | -13.6% |
| 13714 | Lamont | 459 | -8.7% |
| 13724 | Alleman | 458 | 4.5% |
| 13743 | Marquette | 457 | -4.9% |
| 13758 | Bayard | 454 | -15.1% |
| 13789 | Titonka | 452 | -22.4% |
| 13845 | Farragut | 445 | -12.4% |
| 13875 | Emerson | 442 | -7.9% |
| 13877 | Little Rock | 442 | -9.4% |
| 13922 | Miles | 438 | -5.1% |
| 13927 | Riverdale | 438 | -33.0% |
| 14023 | Ashton | 427 | -7.1% |
| 14030 | Birmingham | 426 | 0.4% |
| 14037 | Conesville | 425 | -0.2% |
| 14061 | Vail | 423 | -6.4% |
| 14077 | Lawler | 421 | -8.2% |
| 14098 | Galva | 418 | 14.2% |
| 14101 | Lost Nation | 418 | -15.5% |
| 14103 | Plainfield | 418 | -4.1% |
| 14131 | Royal | 415 | -12.9% |
| 14135 | Bussey | 414 | -8.0% |
| 14139 | Hawkeye | 414 | -15.3% |
| 14144 | New Vienna | 414 | 5.0% |
| 14160 | Andrew | 412 | -10.4% |
| 14163 | Earling | 412 | -12.5% |
| 14169 | Bonaparte | 411 | -10.2% |
| 14170 | Cumming | 411 | 146.1% |
| 14178 | Calamus | 410 | 4.3% |
| 14206 | Lewis | 408 | -6.6% |
| 14210 | Thornton | 408 | -3.0% |
| 14238 | Mystic | 405 | -31.7% |
| 14239 | New Market | 405 | -11.3% |
| 14261 | Stanhope | 403 | -17.0% |
| 14263 | Arlington | 402 | -17.9% |
| 14271 | Milton | 402 | -26.9% |
| 14276 | Casey | 401 | -15.7% |
| 14283 | Lehigh | 401 | -19.4% |
| 14286 | Worthington | 401 | 5.2% |
| 14331 | Duncombe | 395 | -16.4% |
| 14379 | Bennett | 389 | -1.5% |
| 14394 | Lynnville | 388 | 2.6% |
| 14417 | Salix | 386 | -2.7% |
| 14441 | Union | 384 | -10.0% |
| 14458 | Salem | 382 | -17.4% |
| 14463 | Colesburg | 381 | -7.2% |
| 14464 | Columbus City | 381 | 1.3% |
| 14481 | Ringsted | 380 | -16.6% |
| 14487 | Letts | 379 | -3.3% |
| 14489 | Mondamin | 379 | -10.4% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2009 | 776 | 11,360 |
| 2008 | 798 | 11,225 |
| 2007 | 809 | 11,152 |
| 2006 | 819 | 11,087 |
| 2005 | 825 | 11,036 |
| 2004 | 830 | 11,009 |
| 2003 | 843 | 10,945 |
| 2002 | 854 | 10,900 |
| 2001 | 873 | 10,799 |
| 2000 | 880 | 10,776 |
| 1990 | 886 | 10,329 |