Essex, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 39,118 (All urban)

Essex, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 17,027 (15,990 occupied: 8,370 owner occupied, 7,620 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1788 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $74,300

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $439

Median gross rent in Essex, MD in 2000: $509

Housing units in Essex with a mortgage: 5,146 (578 second mortgage, 685 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,695

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,099

In family households: 32,401 (6,693 male householders, 3,779 female householders)
6,678 spouses, 11,734 children (10,797 natural, 197 adopted, 740 stepchildren), 857 grandchildren, 431 brothers or sisters, 485 parents, 648 other relatives, 1,096 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,698 (2,594 male householders (2,066 living alone)), 3,008 female householders (2,614 living alone)), 1,096 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,361 2-persons, 2,665 3-persons, 2,051 4-persons, 941 5-persons, 356 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,680 1-person, 806 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

4,826 married couples with children.
4,028 single-parent households (788 men, 3,240 women).

93.2% of residents of Essex speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 41% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,593 (4.1%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Essex, Maryland:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 107
4 rooms: 678
5 rooms: 1,747
6 rooms: 2,821
7 rooms: 1,490
8 rooms: 939
9 or more rooms: 564

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex, Maryland:

1 room: 444
2 rooms: 656
3 rooms: 1,484
4 rooms: 2,396
5 rooms: 1,314
6 rooms: 669
7 rooms: 357
8 rooms: 251
9 or more rooms: 49

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 116
1995 to 1998: 480
1990 to 1994: 715
1980 to 1989: 2,171
1970 to 1979: 2,257
1960 to 1969: 2,687
1950 to 1959: 3,986
1940 to 1949: 3,217
1939 or earlier: 1,398

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Essex:

no bedroom: 23
1 bedroom: 166
2 bedrooms: 2,008
3 bedrooms: 5,021
4 bedrooms: 979
5 or more bedrooms: 173

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex:

no bedroom: 590
1 bedroom: 2,559
2 bedrooms: 2,993
3 bedrooms: 1,340
4 bedrooms: 126
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Essex in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 553
1 vehicle: 2,621
2 vehicles: 3,744
3 vehicles: 999
4 vehicles: 285
5 or more vehicles: 168

Cars and other vehicles available in Essex in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 2,488
1 vehicle: 3,578
2 vehicles: 1,285
3 vehicles: 193
4 vehicles: 24
5 or more vehicles: 52

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Essex, MD:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 138
$60,000 to $69,999: 469
$70,000 to $79,999: 1440
$80,000 to $89,999: 998
$90,000 to $99,999: 944
$100,000 to $124,999: 1749
$125,000 to $149,999: 984
$150,000 to $174,999: 408
$175,000 to $199,999: 219
$200,000 to $249,999: 170
$250,000 to $299,999: 127
$300,000 to $399,999: 66
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 32
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Essex:

Less than $100: 176
$100 to $149: 137
$150 to $199: 260
$200 to $249: 229
$250 to $299: 308
$300 to $349: 668
$350 to $399: 909
$400 to $449: 1487
$450 to $499: 1203
$500 to $549: 613
$550 to $599: 243
$600 to $649: 278
$650 to $699: 216
$700 to $749: 186
$750 to $799: 208
$800 to $899: 179
$900 to $999: 22
$1,000 to $1,249: 26
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 25
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 112

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 554
1990 to 1994: 278
1985 to 1989: 157
1980 to 1984: 140
1975 to 1979: 49
1970 to 1974: 81
1970 to 1974: 79
1965 to 1969: 255

Essex, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.5%
Number of people working at home: 278 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 202
5 to 9 minutes: 1079
10 to 14 minutes: 1740
15 to 19 minutes: 2535
20 to 24 minutes: 2871
25 to 29 minutes: 1380
30 to 34 minutes: 3123
35 to 39 minutes: 745
40 to 44 minutes: 842
45 to 59 minutes: 1657
60 to 89 minutes: 886
90 or more minutes: 610

Essex mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,261 (74%)
Carpooled: 2,693 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,032 (6%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 21 (0%)
Railroad: 30 (0%)
Taxi: 104 (1%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 44 (0%)
Walked: 389 (2%)
Other means: 70 (0%)
Worked at home: 278 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1771
$10,000 to $14,999: 1201
$15,000 to $19,999: 1263
$20,000 to $24,999: 1361
$25,000 to $29,999: 1293
$30,000 to $34,999: 1152
$35,000 to $39,999: 951
$40,000 to $44,999: 827
$45,000 to $49,999: 729
$50,000 to $59,999: 1676
$60,000 to $74,999: 1585
$75,000 to $99,999: 1469
$100,000 to $124,999: 438
$125,000 to $149,999: 231
$150,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 or more: 51

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 8334
German: 6824
Irish: 3312
United States or American: 2332
Polish: 2321
Italian: 2002
English: 1772
Subsaharan African:: 704
African: 481
French (except Basque): 473
Dutch: 315
Scotch-Irish: 310
Scottish: 272
Czech: 258
European: 192
Greek: 178
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 137
Welsh: 132
French Canadian: 130
Nigerian: 119
Czechoslovakian: 109
Norwegian: 83
Ukrainian: 68
British: 66
Russian: 65
Swedish: 62
Albanian: 59
Liberian: 55
Lithuanian: 53
Guyanese: 49
West Indian: 46
Bahamian: 45
Eastern European: 44
Finnish: 42
Kenyan: 41
Danish: 40
Slovak: 36
Brazilian: 33
Hungarian: 32
Pennsylvania German: 14
Arab:: 14
Barbadian: 13
Swiss: 13
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13
Slovene: 12
Estonian: 9
Syrian: 8
Sierra Leonean: 8
Turkish: 8
Scandinavian: 7
Portuguese: 7
Austrian: 7
British West Indian: 7
Dutch West Indian: 7
Croatian: 6
Armenian: 6
Lebanese: 6
Jamaican: 6
Slavic: 5
Yugoslavian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Nigeria (11%)
Other Eastern Africa (8%)
Guyana (8%)
Mexico (7%)
Germany (6%)
Hong Kong (6%)
Philippines (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 29477
Northeast: 2974
Midwest: 553
South: 3898
West: 435

57% of Essex residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 84
Nursery to 4th grade: 36
5th and 6th grade: 230
7th and 8th grade: 529
9th grade: 527
10th grade: 667
11th grade: 532
12th grade, no diploma: 554
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,141
Less than 1 year of college: 903
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,400
Associate degree: 460
Bachelor's degree: 654
Master's degree: 329
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 83
Nursery to 4th grade: 74
5th and 6th grade: 238
7th and 8th grade: 859
9th grade: 556
10th grade: 812
11th grade: 623
12th grade, no diploma: 647
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,434
Less than 1 year of college: 1,105
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,467
Associate degree: 731
Bachelor's degree: 722
Master's degree: 254
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 32.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 24.2%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,003
Black householders: $28,277
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,875
Asian householders: $26,456
Some other race householders: $27,500
Two or more races householders: $29,464
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $21,612

Essex household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Essex household income for Black or African American householders

Essex household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Essex household income for Asian householders

Essex household income for some other race householders

Essex household income for two or more races householders

Essex household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Essex marital status for males

Essex marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,900
Black or African American householders: $83,400
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,000
Asian householders: $95,000
Some other race householders: $97,000
Two or more races householders: $99,400
Hispanic or Latino householders: $103,600

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,430
One, attached: 4,929
Two: 325
3 or 4: 1,009
5 to 9: 1,204
10 to 19: 2,388
20 to 49: 125
50 or more: 548
Mobile homes: 63
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Essex:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (57%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
Electricity (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (52%)
Electricity (39%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Other fuel (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 398

Here:	8.5%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 116

Here:	5.5%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 109

Here:	8.3%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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