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Essex, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $249,851 (it was $97,600 in 2000)
Essex:

$249,851
Maryland:

$398,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $174,245 - $349,901

Total population: 39,262 (Urban population: 39,118, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 17,091 (16,030 occupied: 9,501 owner occupied, 6,886 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,795 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $189,699.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,081 (lower quartile is $899, upper quartile is $1,219)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $916


Median gross rent in Essex, MD in 2022: $1,196

Housing units in Essex with a mortgage: 6,788 (653 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 553 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 166

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $99,073

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $63,716

Median monthly housing costs: $1,233

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Essex, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 40,622
  • Male householders: 7,168 (2,239 living alone), Female householders: 8,700 (2,863 living alone)
  • 6,078 spouses (5,837 opposite-sex spouses), 1,729 unmarried partners, (1,592 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,454 children (10,325 natural, 146 adopted, 982 stepchildren), 1,022 grandchildren, 828 brothers or sisters, 1,013 parents, 14 foster children, 1,132 other relatives, 1,178 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 300

Size of family households: 4,262 2-persons, 2,272 3-persons, 1,936 4-persons, 816 5-persons, 373 6-persons, 267 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,315 1-person, 989 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 32 4-persons.

3,129 married couples with children.
3,665 single-parent households (1,085 men, 2,580 women).

90.8% of residents of Essex speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,769 (9.3%)
(62.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

7.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Essex, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Essex, Maryland
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1591 bedroom
  • 1,6052 bedrooms
  • 5,1123 bedrooms
  • 2,1474 bedrooms
  • 4785+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex, Maryland
  • 695no bedroom
  • 1,5031 bedroom
  • 3,1692 bedrooms
  • 9583 bedrooms
  • 3994 bedrooms
  • 1635+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Essex in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Essex in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 395no vehicle
  • 2,8441 vehicle
  • 3,5462 vehicles
  • 1,7633 vehicles
  • 7444 vehicles
  • 2105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Essex in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Essex in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,674no vehicle
  • 3,4141 vehicle
  • 1,3932 vehicles
  • 3503 vehicles
  • 414 vehicles
  • 145+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Essex, Maryland
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Essex, Maryland
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1003 rooms
  • 4574 rooms
  • 1,5765 rooms
  • 2,7286 rooms
  • 1,8127 rooms
  • 1,3118 rooms
  • 1,5189+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex, Maryland
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex, Maryland
  • 6751 room
  • 1792 rooms
  • 9133 rooms
  • 2,0824 rooms
  • 1,5735 rooms
  • 4686 rooms
  • 3527 rooms
  • 4038 rooms
  • 2429+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Essex, MD
  • Essex, MD household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Essex, MD in 2022
  • 917Less than $10,000
  • 1,302$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,631$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,358$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,332$40,000 to $49,999
  • 888$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,716$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,134$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,603$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,345$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,339$150,000 to $199,999
  • 882$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Essex, MD

  • Distribution of house value in Essex, MD in 2022
  • 287Less than $10,000
  • 32$10,000 to $14,999
  • 121$15,000 to $19,999
  • 43$20,000 to $24,999
  • 40$25,000 to $29,999
  • 29$35,000 to $39,999
  • 9$40,000 to $49,999
  • 21$50,000 to $59,999
  • 59$60,000 to $69,999
  • 38$70,000 to $79,999
  • 65$80,000 to $89,999
  • 35$90,000 to $99,999
  • 339$100,000 to $124,999
  • 397$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,054$150,000 to $174,999
  • 804$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,378$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,169$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,862$300,000 to $399,999
  • 880$400,000 to $499,999
  • 365$500,000 to $749,999
  • 160$750,000 to $999,999
  • 37$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 27$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 19$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Essex, MD

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Essex, MD in 2022
  • 84$150 to $199
  • 175$200 to $249
  • 121$250 to $299
  • 43$300 to $349
  • 40$350 to $399
  • 4$400 to $449
  • 38$450 to $499
  • 34$500 to $549
  • 72$550 to $599
  • 32$600 to $649
  • 83$650 to $699
  • 49$700 to $749
  • 268$750 to $799
  • 734$800 to $899
  • 1,210$900 to $999
  • 2,238$1,000 to $1,249
  • 693$1,250 to $1,499
  • 583$1,500 to $1,999
  • 122$2,000 to $2,499
  • 3$2,500 to $2,999
  • 281No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,553 (7.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 241
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 671
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,997
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,646
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,371
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,356
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,090
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 663
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,058
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,621
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 782
  • 90 or more minutes: 600
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Essex

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,230 (62.1%)
  • Carpooled: 563 (8.3%)
  • Bus: 141 (2.1%)
  • Taxi: 240 (3.5%)
  • Walked: 160 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 1,553 (22.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.3%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.3%Males
  • 8.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 23.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Essex, Maryland
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Essex, Maryland
  • 1,5612010 or later
  • 1,0062000 to 2009
  • 5391990 to 1999
  • 2971980 to 1989
  • 1301970 to 1979
  • 334Before 1970
Ancestries in Essex, MD

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 2,197 (11.6%)
  • American: 1,506 (7.9%)
  • English: 1,201 (6.3%)
  • Irish: 1,010 (5.3%)
  • Polish: 960 (5.1%)
  • Italian: 541 (2.8%)
  • Nigerian: 511 (2.7%)
  • Jamaican: 354 (1.9%)
  • Kenyan: 314 (1.7%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 238 (1.3%)
  • Scottish: 229 (1.2%)
  • European: 221 (1.2%)
  • Hungarian: 155 (0.8%)
  • African: 137 (0.7%)
  • Greek: 114 (0.6%)
  • Brazilian: 102 (0.5%)
  • West Indian: 88 (0.5%)
  • Guyanese: 83 (0.4%)
  • French: 71 (0.4%)
  • Turkish: 70 (0.4%)
  • Liberian: 69 (0.4%)
  • Austrian: 67 (0.4%)
  • Iranian: 66 (0.3%)
  • Syrian: 58 (0.3%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 57 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 51 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 44 (0.2%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 26 (0.1%)
  • Ethiopian: 25 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 23 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 21 (0.1%)
  • British West Indian: 20 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 19 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 19 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 17 (0.09%)
  • British: 17 (0.09%)
  • Egyptian: 10 (0.05%)
  • Welsh: 10 (0.05%)
  • Slovak: 9 (0.05%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 8 (0.04%)
  • French Canadian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Ghanaian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Russian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Moroccan: 7 (0.04%)
  • Northern European: 7 (0.04%)
  • Swedish: 6 (0.03%)
  • Lithuanian: 4 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Nigeria
Essex:

15.8% (601)
Maryland:

4.6% (44,825)

Kenya
Essex:

9.5% (362)
Maryland:

0.8% (7,497)

Liberia
Essex:

8.0% (305)
Maryland:

0.6% (5,959)

Jamaica
Essex:

5.3% (201)
Maryland:

2.8% (27,444)

Mexico
Essex:

4.9% (187)
Maryland:

3.5% (34,065)

El Salvador
Essex:

4.5% (170)
Maryland:

12.0% (115,412)

Nepal
Essex:

4.2% (161)
Maryland:

1.1% (10,205)

Guyana
Essex:

4.1% (155)
Maryland:

0.8% (8,109)

Dominican Republic
Essex:

4.1% (154)
Maryland:

1.4% (13,947)

Trinidad and Tobago
Essex:

3.7% (140)
Maryland:

1.2% (11,481)

Philippines
Essex:

3.5% (131)
Maryland:

3.8% (36,698)

Sierra Leone
Essex:

3.4% (129)
Maryland:

1.1% (10,233)

Other Western Africa
Essex:

2.1% (78)
Maryland:

0.7% (6,317)

Brazil
Essex:

1.8% (70)
Maryland:

1.2% (11,980)

Turkey
Essex:

1.8% (69)
Maryland:

0.4% (3,850)

Other Caribbean
Essex:

1.8% (68)
Maryland:

0.1% (1,429)

Iran
Essex:

1.8% (67)
Maryland:

1.3% (12,074)

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

  • This state: 29,831
  • Other state: 6,646
  • Northeast: 2,397
  • Midwest: 463
  • South: 3,466
  • West: 310

89.9% of Essex residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76.9% lived in Maryland.


Essex:

89.9%
State average:

88.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 702
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 25
  • 5th and 6th grade: 116
  • 7th and 8th grade: 268
  • 9th grade: 276
  • 10th grade: 122
  • 11th grade: 90
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 507
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,375
  • Less than 1 year of college: 998
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,318
  • Associate degree: 1,059
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,557
  • Master's degree: 483
  • Professional school degree: 116
  • Doctorate degree: 124
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 343
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 26
  • 5th and 6th grade: 138
  • 7th and 8th grade: 373
  • 9th grade: 446
  • 10th grade: 219
  • 11th grade: 246
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 318
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,697
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,429
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,705
  • Associate degree: 1,216
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,830
  • Master's degree: 880
  • Professional school degree: 71
  • Doctorate degree: 68
Educational Attainment for Females
Essex marital status for males
Essex marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,666
  • One, attached: 5,971
  • Two: 274
  • 3 or 4: 572
  • 5 to 9: 567
  • 10 to 19: 2,111
  • 20 to 49: 136
  • 50 or more: 610
  • Mobile homes: 179
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Essex
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Essex, MD
  • 55.0%Utility gas
  • 28.5%Electricity
  • 13.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Essex, MD
  • 47.4%Electricity
  • 45.1%Utility gas
  • 3.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.8%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 594
Here:

14.6%
Maryland:

15.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 417
Here:

23.1%
Maryland:

14.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 501
Here:

29.0%
Maryland:

20.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability