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01929

Essex, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,621
Median household income
$156,442
People below poverty
8.3%
Median home value
$902,000

Income

The median income of households in 01929 was $156,442. An estimated 2.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 36.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.2
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 8.1
$25,000 to $34,999 3
$35,000 to $49,999 1.8
$50,000 to $74,999 11.8
$75,000 to $99,999 4.6
$100,000 to $149,999 15.6
$150,000 to $199,999 16.8
$200,000 or more 36.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 99107
Female 89408

An estimated 84.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $34,309. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.7
Social Security 24.3
Retirement income 18.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.8

In 2020-2024, 7.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 68.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 12.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 64.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01929 in 2020-2024, 97.4% had health insurance coverage and 2.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.1% and public coverage was 25.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, 01929 had a total population of 3,621 - 1,822 (50.3%) females and 1,799 (49.7%) males. The median age was 45.4 years. An estimated 23.8% of the population was under 18 years, 24.5% was 19 to 44 years, 33.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01929 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 91 142
5 to 9 74 24
10 to 14 159 97
15 to 19 84 228
20 to 24 34 51
25 to 29 60 50
30 to 34 91 84
35 to 39 130 99
40 to 44 100 189
45 to 49 186 91
50 to 54 175 172
55 to 59 126 143
60 to 64 146 171
65 to 69 80 117
70 to 74 108 50
75 to 79 50 44
80 to 84 40 52
85 and over 65 18

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97.4% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 9.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.1% of the people in 01929 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 97.1% of the people in 01929 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,337 households in 01929. The average household size was 2.71 people.

Married-couple households made up 59.8% of the households in 01929 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18% of all households, while 14.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21% of all households.

In 01929, 33.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 59.8
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.7% of males and 55.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.4 30.6
Now married, except separated 60.7 55.7
Separated 0 1
Widowed 3.3 3.2
Divorced 6.6 9.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01929, 64 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.8% of the people living in 01929 were U.S. natives. 66.6% of the 01929 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.2% of 01929 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01929 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01929.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.5
Asia 15.9
Europe 52.3
Africa 0
Northern America 5.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01929 in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.3% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 01929 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.2
Different house, same county 12
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 68.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01929 was 744 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 55 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 623. College or graduate school enrollment was 66.

Educational Attainment of People in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.5
High school diploma or equivalency 10.8
Some college, no degree 11.3
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 39.9
Graduate or professional degree 28.9

Disability

In 01929, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.4% of people under 18 years old, to 8.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01929, 72.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,519 71.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 352 16.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 241 11.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01929 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.7
Construction 8.4
Manufacturing 6.6
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 6.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.8
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 6.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01929 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,390 65.8
Service occupations 273 12.9
Sales and office occupations 241 11.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 116 5.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 92 4.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.3% of 01929 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 5.2
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 22.2

In 2020-2024, 01929 had a total of 1,527 housing units. Of these housing units, 77% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 22.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.9
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 34.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01929 was 6.8 rooms, and of these housing units 65.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01929 had 1,337 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 190 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.6% while renters occupied 25.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.93 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.05.

6.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.2% and another 28.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01929:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01929 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 46.5
Electricity 18.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 29.2
All other fuels 5.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01929 was $902,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.4 % had a mortgage. 29.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,756 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01929 was $1,964. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.