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    Essex, MD
    Demographic Data



    Essex Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Essex Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    40,505

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.4%
    5 - 17:
    17.4%
    18 - 24:
    8.8%
    25 - 34:
    11.1%
    35 - 54:
    26.9%
    55 - 64:
    13.4%
    Over 65 Years:
    18.0%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.7%
    4.7%
    86.3%
    86.3%
    19.9%
    19.9%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Essex
    USA
    $35,849
    $35,849
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Essex
    USA
    $67,168
    $67,168
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    12.6%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Education
    Public Service
    Construction
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Manufacturing
    Other
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Administration
    Finance
    Real estate
    Wholesale
    15.5%
    15.5%
    11.5%
    11.5%
    9.5%
    9.5%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    6.1%
    6.1%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.5%
    5.5%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    54.7%
    54.7%
    29.2%
    29.2%
    8.2%
    8.2%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    English
    Italian
    Polish
    French
    Nigerian
    Scottish
    African
    Kenyan
    Jamaican
    European
    Sierra Leonean
    Hungarian
    Austrian
    Haitian
    Scots-Irish
    Welsh
    Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    Dutch
    13.8%
    13.8%
    9.4%
    9.4%
    8.2%
    8.2%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
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    0.5%
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    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    African languages
    French
    Portuguese
    Tagalog
    Chinese
    Langs. of India
    Vietnamese
    Urdu
    Italian
    Other Indo-European
    Greek
    German/Yiddish
    Polish
    Native American languages
    Pacific Island languages
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    89.6%
    89.6%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Essex Residents

    8.3%

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