Essex County
Large central metro
FIPS 34013
Profiled Cities (1)
People
896.4K
Population
Census 2025 Est.7109.5/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.4.2%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$81K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr37.7
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr86.7%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr14.6%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202411.9%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr44.9%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr12.2%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr25.2%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr27.3%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr35.4%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
32.8K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2339.6K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-6,783
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
5.5%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025425K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$83K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$76.2B
County GDP
BEA 202419.4K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023295.6K
Employees
CBP 2023$22.3B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$524K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$2K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr49K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr95.1K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
94th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202229.4%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202511.0%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202516.5%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202512.3%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202571.6/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–253.6/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25547.0/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
97.7
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Low
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$214.1M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20258.06
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.40
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.9%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 20248.1%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20190.3%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
126.1 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202453.5°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202063.2°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202043.7°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202048.6"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Large central metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024