Essex County, New York Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Essex County is 2nd in New York out of 62 other counties in Size in square miles

Essex County is 3rd in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Essex County is 17th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Essex County is 19th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - White

Main Cities Within Essex County, New York

Essex County, New York Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Essex County Rank New York US
Current population (2012) 38,961 56th 19,570,261 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,794.2 2nd 47,126.4 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 21.9 60th 411.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Essex County Rank New York US
Residents younger than 5 4.4% 59th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.4% 57th 21.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.9% 3rd 14.1% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Essex County Rank New York US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.9% 30th 84.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 24.8% 27th 32.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Essex County Rank New York US
Race - White 94.8% 19th 71.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.8% 37th 17.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 23rd 1.0% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.8% 43rd 8.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 27th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 59th 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.6% 43rd 18.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.9% 17th 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Essex County Rank New York US
Female residents 48.1% 58th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.9% 28th 21.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Essex County Rank New York US
Housing units 25,768 48th 8,119,364 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 14.7% 52nd 50.5% 25.9%
Households 16,067 54th 7,215,687 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.8% 25th 54.8% 66.1%
Home median value $153,200 24th $301,000 $186,200
People per household 2.3 60th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 172 27th 24,872 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Essex County Rank New York US
Income per capita $24,915 28th $31,796 $27,915
Income per household $46,629 42nd $56,951 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.2% 36th 14.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Essex County Rank New York US
Non-farm private establishments 1,159 44th 521,537 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 9,974 53rd 7,369,731 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,622 43rd 1,956,733 27,092,908
Retail sales $429,194 51st $230,718,065 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,338 27th $11,879 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $125,639 31st $39,813,499 $613,795,732

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