Essex County, Massachusetts (MA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 43,968
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 175,022
Renter-occupied apartments: 103,384 (it was 100,397 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 36% |
State: | 38% |
Land area: 501 sq. mi.
Water area: 327.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 1611 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.0%), Manufacturing (10.6%), Retail trade (10.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 518,98464.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 192,45423.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 30,6523.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 30,0913.7%Asian alone
- 27,2893.4%Two or more races
- 6,4680.8%Some other race alone
- 5730.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2540.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 41.2 years |
Massachusetts median age: | 40.3 years |
Males: 392,783 | (48.7%) |
Females: 413,982 | (51.3%) |
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Essex County: | 2.0 people |
Massachusetts: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $92,413 ($51,576 in 1999)
This county: | $92,413 |
Massachusetts: | $94,488 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,498 (lower quartile is $1,037, upper quartile is $1,933)
This county: | $1498 |
State: | $1446 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $580,800 (it was $206,800 in 2000)
Essex: | $580,800 |
Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,598Detached houses: $712,185
Here: $712,185 State: $651,570 Townhouses or other attached units: $551,275
Here: $551,275 State: $617,749 In 2-unit structures: $503,219
Here: $503,219 State: $594,808 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $450,535
Here: $450,535 State: $601,912 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $352,534
Here: $352,534 State: $555,768 Mobile homes: $123,118
Here: $123,118 State: $170,209 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $131,058
Here: $131,058 State: $207,873
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $987
Institutionalized population: 6,766
Health of residents in Essex County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.73.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
47.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
78.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
77.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 192 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 157 pounds. This is about average.
10.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 454 buildings, average cost: $467,400
- 2021: 508 buildings, average cost: $402,900
- 2020: 495 buildings, average cost: $353,800
- 2019: 569 buildings, average cost: $327,600
- 2018: 608 buildings, average cost: $313,800
- 2017: 624 buildings, average cost: $321,900
- 2016: 716 buildings, average cost: $306,400
- 2015: 615 buildings, average cost: $320,900
- 2014: 736 buildings, average cost: $310,100
- 2013: 747 buildings, average cost: $312,100
- 2012: 645 buildings, average cost: $301,100
- 2011: 435 buildings, average cost: $317,400
- 2010: 553 buildings, average cost: $296,000
- 2009: 389 buildings, average cost: $298,500
- 2008: 458 buildings, average cost: $288,300
- 2007: 684 buildings, average cost: $277,700
- 2006: 941 buildings, average cost: $232,500
- 2005: 1141 buildings, average cost: $233,800
- 2004: 1180 buildings, average cost: $234,100
- 2003: 978 buildings, average cost: $203,900
- 2002: 1088 buildings, average cost: $202,200
- 2001: 1088 buildings, average cost: $180,300
- 2000: 1276 buildings, average cost: $173,200
- 1999: 1367 buildings, average cost: $151,400
- 1998: 1518 buildings, average cost: $147,400
- 1997: 1597 buildings, average cost: $141,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,920 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,981 (1.1%)
Essex County: | 9.8% |
Massachusetts: | 10.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.2 years old
(Males: 39.6 years old, Females: 43.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.8 years old, Black residents: 30.9 years old, American Indian residents: 41.1 years old, Asian residents: 37.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.7 years old, Other race residents: 31.2 years old)
Area name: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Essex County is $1128 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1324 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1584 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lynn, Lawrence, Haverhill, Peabody, Methuen, Salem, Beverly, Gloucester, North Andover, Saugus.
2023 air pollution in Essex County:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Cheshire County, New Hampshire , Box Butte County, Nebraska , Macomb County, Michigan , Keya Paha County, Nebraska , Wyoming County, New York , Mitchell County, Iowa , Yankton County, South Dakota , Pierce County, Nebraska .
Here: | 3.6% |
Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 41,131
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 158,418 (55.0% naturalized citizens)
Essex County: | 19.6% |
Whole state: | 18.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 58,4722010 or later
- 39,9852000 to 2009
- 28,0361990 to 1999
- 23,3551980 to 1989
- 11,3471970 to 1979
- 15,395Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 160,825
- One, attached: 22,282
- Two: 34,288
- 3 or 4: 41,856
- 5 to 9: 16,623
- 10 to 19: 13,767
- 20 to 49: 14,581
- 50 or more: 23,526
- Mobile homes: 2,120
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 293
Housing units in Essex County with a mortgage: 140,540 (20,036 second mortgage, 420 home equity loan, 18,056 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,489
Here: | 97.2% with mortgage |
State: | 96.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Essex County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 341,970 | 55 |
Mainline Protestant | 33,710 | 140 |
Evangelical Protestant | 20,925 | 160 |
Other | 15,882 | 63 |
Orthodox | 11,590 | 13 |
Black Protestant | 376 | 3 |
None | 318,706 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Essex County: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Essex County: | 1.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.60 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Essex County: | 8.4% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Essex County: | 23.7% |
State: | 22.5% |
Here: | 20.7% |
State: | 16.5% |
Agriculture in Essex County:
Average size of farms: 70 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $61,173
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2254.56
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.25%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $66,010
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.96%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51,248
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.42
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.35%
Vegetables: 1,134 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 366 acres
Earthquake activity:
Essex County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Massachusetts state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 188.4 miles away from Essex County center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 192.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 188.0 miles away from Essex County center
On 8/22/1992 at 12:20:32, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 3.8 MS, 4.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 246.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4214: April 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4214, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3343: November 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 3343, Natural disaster type: Storm
- Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 11, 2011 to January 12, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1959: March 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1959, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Massachusetts Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3315: September 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 3315, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Massachusetts Water Main Break, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to May 05, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3312: May 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 3312, Natural disaster type: Water Main Break
- Massachusetts Severe Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1895: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1895, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 18, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1813: January 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1813, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- 23 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Essex County (33) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 13
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 11, Hurricanes: 6, Snowstorms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Snows: 3, Blizzards: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Water Main Break: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 233,068 (67.3%)
- Carpooled: 18,635 (5.4%)
- Bus: 2,735 (0.8%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 311 (0.1%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 693 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 11,397 (3.3%)
- Bicycle: 1,126 (0.3%)
- Walked: 10,060 (2.9%)
- Worked at home: 68,221 (19.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Dominican Republic (37%)
- Guatemala (7%)
- Brazil (6%)
- El Salvador (3%)
- Haiti (3%)
- India (3%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
- Irish (11%)
- Italian (10%)
- English (5%)
- American (3%)
- French Canadian (2%)
- European (2%)
- French (except Basque) (2%)
People in group quarters in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2010:
- 6,140 people in college/university student housing
- 4,910 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,411 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 1,102 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 926 people in group homes intended for adults
- 617 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 481 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 437 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 169 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 113 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 108 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 23 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 20 people in correctional residential facilities
- 12 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 3 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
People in group quarters in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2000:
- 6,883 people in nursing homes
- 5,493 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,574 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 744 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 457 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 375 people in religious group quarters
- 318 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 268 people in other group homes
- 158 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 140 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 125 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 121 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 88 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 35 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 30 people in institutions for the deaf
- 27 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 25 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 8 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 8 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
5.09% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($96,821 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.09% |
Massachusetts average: | 6.35% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($21 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.01% Massachusetts average: 0.01%
3.08% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($60,690 average AGI)
2.01% relocated from other states ($36,110 average AGI)
Essex County: 2.01% Massachusetts average: 2.58%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Middlesex County, MA | 1.68% ($100,625 average AGI) |
from Suffolk County, MA | 0.95% ($108,931) |
from Rockingham County, NH | 0.28% ($75,273) |
from Norfolk County, MA | 0.17% ($96,005) |
from Worcester County, MA | 0.11% ($62,995) |
from Hillsborough County, NH | 0.11% ($97,230) |
from New York County, NY | 0.06% ($153,846) |
5.47% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($95,440 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.47% |
Massachusetts average: | 7.18% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($53 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.01% Massachusetts average: 0.02%
2.33% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($37,710 average AGI)
3.13% relocated to other states ($57,678 average AGI)
Essex County: 3.13% Massachusetts average: 3.43%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Middlesex County, MA | 1.29% ($97,144 average AGI) |
to Rockingham County, NH | 0.64% ($100,677) |
to Suffolk County, MA | 0.52% ($73,556) |
to Hillsborough County, NH | 0.26% ($73,972) |
to Worcester County, MA | 0.16% ($67,827) |
to Norfolk County, MA | 0.13% ($92,901) |
to York County, ME | 0.09% ($102,483) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 4.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 1.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 115,636 (96,203 aged, 19,433 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 7,842 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Essex County, Massachusetts in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (9,638)
- Unspecified dementia (8,786)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (8,374)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (6,035)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (4,992)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (4,337)
- Congestive heart failure (4,128)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (3,345)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (3,254)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (3,240)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,646
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 192
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 40,464
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,249
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 879
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 20
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 62
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 100
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 4,159
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 22.1. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 8.2
- Cut/Pierce - 6.3
- Other - 7.6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 72.8. This is more than state average.
- Suffocation - 27.8
- Firearm - 17.4
- Poisoning - 16.6
- Other - 11.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 806,765- Male householders: 138,445 (35,101 living alone), Female householders: 175,558 (55,846 living alone)
141,765 spouses (138,572 opposite-sex spouses), 22,696 unmarried partners, (20,406 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 234,072 children (223,483 natural, 5,480 adopted, 5,109 stepchildren), 11,470 grandchildren, 11,628 brothers or sisters, 16,379 parents, 920 foster children, 15,553 other relatives, 21,371 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 16,908
Size of family households: 80,040 2-persons, 49,078 3-persons, 43,190 4-persons, 20,809 5-persons, 6,226 6-persons, 3,464 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 90,947 1-person, 17,465 2-persons, 1,719 3-persons, 717 4-persons, 258 5-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.
100,451 married couples with children.
50,007 single-parent households (11,061 men, 38,946 women).
70.6% of residents of Essex speak English at home.
19.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,843,708,000 ($6,555 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,004,284,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,617,804,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,049,141,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,793,000
Federal grants: $898,415,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,031,769,000 ($958,839,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $236,786,000 ($11,362,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $23,817,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $317,935,000
Federal Government insurance: $862,345,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 53,618Here: | 73 per 1000 residents |
State: | 67 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 34,360
Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +14,988
Here: | +20 per 1000 residents |
State: | +25 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -18,537
Here: | -25 per 1000 residents |
State: | -37 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 74.13 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Essex County, Massachusetts
- 2,1672020 or later
- 17,6812010 to 2019
- 25,6472000 to 2009
- 20,8881990 to 1999
- 37,4651980 to 1989
- 31,4971970 to 1979
- 31,1511960 to 1969
- 32,8271950 to 1959
- 16,4841940 to 1949
- 114,3541939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Essex County, Massachusetts
- 5071 room
- 1,7512 rooms
- 4,9573 rooms
- 20,2164 rooms
- 32,5665 rooms
- 38,1726 rooms
- 34,3617 rooms
- 26,5628 rooms
- 41,9969+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex County, Massachusetts
- 6,4541 room
- 7,2692 rooms
- 25,2103 rooms
- 31,7014 rooms
- 19,9755 rooms
- 11,8216 rooms
- 5,3507 rooms
- 2,2478 rooms
- 2,8889+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Essex County, Massachusetts
- 664no bedroom
- 8,8771 bedroom
- 43,2962 bedrooms
- 83,4253 bedrooms
- 51,5184 bedrooms
- 13,3085+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex County, Massachusetts
- 7,190no bedroom
- 34,7621 bedroom
- 41,9832 bedrooms
- 21,6003 bedrooms
- 5,5824 bedrooms
- 1,7985+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Essex County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 5,945no vehicle
- 57,2521 vehicle
- 84,8652 vehicles
- 34,1213 vehicles
- 13,8804 vehicles
- 5,0255+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Essex County in renter-occupied apartments
- 21,470no vehicle
- 59,5481 vehicle
- 25,6202 vehicles
- 5,3313 vehicles
- 5804 vehicles
- 3665+ vehicles
90.2% of Essex County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Massachusetts.
Essex County: | 90.2% |
State average: | 87.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 499,464
- Other state: 126,406
- Northeast: 77,243
- Midwest: 16,728
- South: 19,457
- West: 12,978
- 58.3%Utility gas
- 26.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.1%Electricity
- 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 54.3%Utility gas
- 32.3%Electricity
- 8.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.3%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 11.5% |
Massachusetts: | 10.3% |
Here: | 16.7% |
Massachusetts: | 12.3% |
Here: | 47.7% |
Massachusetts: | 51.2% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 21,062
- Number of aged recipients: 5,684
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 15,378
- Number of recipients under 18: 2,283
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 12,698
- Number of recipients older than 64: 6,081
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 7,674
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 10,567
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 156 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2,495 | $240,423 | 4,559 | $239,604 | 21,862 | $265,319 | 1,126 | $156,068 | 83 | $1,319,783 | 1,190 | $242,103 | 22 | $53,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 163 | $214,810 | 326 | $255,466 | 1,487 | $274,215 | 140 | $80,436 | 9 | $679,556 | 90 | $207,344 | 5 | $51,800 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 528 | $205,061 | 811 | $201,652 | 4,949 | $279,098 | 471 | $119,340 | 16 | $357,250 | 421 | $209,979 | 22 | $76,500 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 339 | $225,593 | 593 | $248,599 | 3,428 | $269,632 | 123 | $204,098 | 4 | $521,250 | 197 | $234,609 | 2 | $69,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 82 | $199,171 | 130 | $242,715 | 1,000 | $272,235 | 28 | $186,500 | 1 | $252,000 | 54 | $217,981 | 2 | $47,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 145 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 525 | $274,800 | 405 | $303,731 | 7 | $233,571 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 222 | $270,622 | 189 | $288,026 | 4 | $175,250 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 161 | $250,286 | 149 | $295,752 | 7 | $256,714 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 53 | $252,755 | 35 | $266,857 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 13 | $251,077 | 14 | $296,071 | 2 | $161,000 |
Most common first names in Essex County, MA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 8,472 | 81.6 years |
John | 7,489 | 74.7 years |
Joseph | 4,930 | 75.4 years |
William | 4,752 | 75.0 years |
James | 3,470 | 73.9 years |
George | 3,400 | 75.5 years |
Helen | 3,354 | 81.4 years |
Robert | 3,222 | 70.2 years |
Margaret | 3,117 | 81.2 years |
Charles | 3,017 | 75.8 years |
Most common last names in Essex County, MA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 1,356 | 78.1 years |
Brown | 946 | 77.7 years |
Murphy | 931 | 77.2 years |
Sullivan | 815 | 78.2 years |
Johnson | 782 | 77.9 years |
Mccarthy | 539 | 77.0 years |
White | 530 | 77.1 years |
Anderson | 506 | 77.3 years |
Martin | 506 | 75.7 years |
Obrien | 504 | 76.6 years |
Businesses in Essex County, MA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 21 | JCPenney | 1 | |
ALDO | 2 | JoS. A. Bank | 2 | |
AT&T | 9 | Jones New York | 12 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Journeys | 2 | |
Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Justice | 3 | |
Ace Hardware | 7 | KFC | 6 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 5 | Kmart | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 2 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 3 | Kohl's | 3 | |
Ann Taylor | 3 | LA Fitness | 1 | |
Apple Store | 1 | La Quinta | 1 | |
Applebee's | 3 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 3 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Audi | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
AutoZone | 5 | LensCrafters | 2 | |
Avenue | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 4 | |
BMW | 1 | Lowe's | 3 | |
Bakers | 1 | Macy's | 2 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Marriott | 8 | |
Barnes & Noble | 2 | Marshalls | 8 | |
Bath & Body Works | 4 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 63 | |
Bebe | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | McDonald's | 29 | |
Ben & Jerry's | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 5 | |
Best Western | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 7 | Motherhood Maternity | 4 | |
Brooks Brothers | 1 | New Balance | 12 | |
Brookstone | 1 | New York & Co | 2 | |
Budget Car Rental | 3 | Nike | 8 | |
Burger King | 15 | Nissan | 3 | |
CVS | 36 | Nordstrom | 2 | |
Cache | 1 | Old Navy | 3 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Olive Garden | 2 | |
Catherines | 1 | Outback | 2 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 2 | |
Chevrolet | 7 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Panera Bread | 5 | |
Chico's | 2 | Payless | 9 | |
Chipotle | 3 | Penske | 8 | |
Circle K | 7 | PetSmart | 3 | |
Clarks | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
ColorTyme | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Pottery Barn | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 2 | |
Costco | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Curves | 4 | RadioShack | 13 | |
DHL | 6 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 5 | Rite Aid | 17 | |
Days Hotel | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Deb | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 12 | Sears | 6 | |
Dennys | 2 | Sephora | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 5 | Shaw's | 8 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Skechers USA | 2 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 129 | Sprint Nextel | 11 | |
Express | 1 | Staples | 6 | |
Extended Stay America | 1 | Starbucks | 16 | |
Famous Footwear | 3 | Stop & Shop | 12 | |
Fashion Bug | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
FedEx | 105 | Subway | 19 | |
Finish Line | 2 | T-Mobile | 22 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | T.G.I. Driday's | 2 | |
Foot Locker | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 6 | |
Ford | 6 | Taco Bell | 7 | |
Forever 21 | 2 | Talbots | 3 | |
GNC | 15 | Target | 5 | |
GameStop | 13 | The Cheesecake Factory | 1 | |
Gap | 4 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Toyota | 3 | |
Gymboree | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 4 | |
H&M | 2 | Trader Joe's | 2 | |
H&R Block | 20 | True Value | 12 | |
Haagen-Dazs | 1 | U-Haul | 21 | |
Hilton | 2 | UPS | 110 | |
Holiday Inn | 5 | Verizon Wireless | 8 | |
Hollister Co. | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 3 | |
Home Depot | 5 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
Homestead Studio Suites | 1 | Walgreens | 19 | |
Honda | 3 | Walmart | 4 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Wendy's | 12 | |
Hyundai | 2 | Wet Seal | 3 | |
IHOP | 2 | Whole Foods Market | 2 | |
J. Jill | 2 | YMCA | 19 | |
J.Crew | 1 |
Essex County on our top lists:
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"