Essex County, Massachusetts Demographics

Essex County is 36th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Essex County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Essex County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Essex County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Current population (2012)

Essex County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Essex County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Essex County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Essex County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Essex County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Female residents

Essex County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Foreign born residents

Essex County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	755,618	3rd	6,646,144	313,914,040
Size in square miles	492.6	9th	7,800.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,508.8	4th	839.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	3rd	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	4th	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.9%	8th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.4%	11th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	36.4%	8th	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	87.7%	9th	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.7%	6th	7.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	4th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.5%	6th	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	11th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	5th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	3rd	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	75.1%	12th	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	51.9%	4th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	14.7%	4th	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	307,559	4th	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	43.0%	3rd	41.8%	25.9%
Households	284,940	4th	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.9%	10th	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$362,300	7th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	5th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,169	3rd	11,111	829,658

Income Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$34,858	5th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$65,785	6th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.6%	7th	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Essex County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Non-farm private establishments	17,874	4th	169,146	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	267,837	5th	2,960,712	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	68,102	2nd	596,790	27,092,908
Retail sales	$9,822,136	4th	$88,082,966	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,399	8th	$13,553	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,301,497	3rd	$14,917,210	$613,795,732