Essex County, Massachusetts
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 826,653
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 826,653
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 823,938
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 809,943
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 809,940
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 2.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 809,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 743,159
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.4%
Female persons, percent 51.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 82.7%
Black alone, percent(a) 8.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.2%
Asian alone, percent(a) 4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 25.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 64.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 27,478
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 19.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 332,377
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 63.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $619,100
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,867
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $1,106
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,756
Building Permits, 2025 942
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 313,147
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.54
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 28.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 95.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 92.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 43.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 63.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,527,874
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 7,388,689
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 921,116
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 15,759,966
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $19,541
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 28.5
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $101,883
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $54,665
Persons in poverty, percent 9.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 19,988
Total employment, 2023 287,960
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 19,511,528
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 80,796
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 16,025
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 10,430
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,170
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,992
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 11,725
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 557
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 14,120
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,644.3
Population per square mile, 2010 1,508.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 492.52
Land area in square miles, 2010 492.56
FIPS Code 25009