2022 population: 36,910 ( 2,460 from 2010 , 452 from 2020)
Land area: 1794.1 square miles
Population density: 20.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	34,252	92.80%	6.4%
Black:	636	1.72%	35.2%
Indian:	128	0.35%	29.3%
Asian:	294	0.80%	9.7%
2+ races:	492	1.33%	20.9%
Hispanic:	1,108	3.00%	11.6%

Total non-White:	2,658	7.20%	4.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	597	8.0
Deaths:	1,032	13.8
Net Migration:	-68	-0.9
Net Immigration:	47	0.6

Change in White population:	-2,336	-5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-124	-0.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
39,370
36,588	92.93%
982	2.49%
99	0.25%
268	0.68%
407	1.03%
993	2.52%
2,782	7.07%

2000
38,851
36,346	93.55%
1,025	2.64%
120	0.31%
183	0.47%
299	0.77%
851	2.19%
2,505	6.45%

1990
37,152
35,192	94.72%
920	2.48%
147	0.40%
156	0.42%
n/a
737	1.98%
1,960	5.28%

1980
36,176
35,713	98.72%
128	0.35%
72	0.20%
41	0.11%
n/a
222	0.61%
463	1.28%

1970
34,631
34,481	99.57%
83	0.24%
26	0.08%
23	0.07%
n/a
6	0.02%
150	0.43%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,361	8.7
3,731	9.6
-632	-1.6
87	0.2

242	0.6
277	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
4,310	11.6
4,014	10.8
105	0.3
135	0.4

1,154	3.1
545	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
4,892	13.5
4,083	11.3
562	1.6
n/a

-521	-1.4
1,497	4.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
220	0.6
n/a

1,232	3.6
313	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Essex County, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
49.2
5,915	16.0%
30,995	84.0%
9,264	25.1%

15,750
2.23

9,538	60.6%
7,118	74.6%
797	8.4%
6,212	39.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.5
7,586	19.3%
31,784	80.7%
7,143	18.1%

16,262
2.26

10,026	61.7%
7,869	78.5%
777	7.7%
6,236	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
8,842	22.8%
30,009	77.2%
6,246	16.1%

15,015
2.39

9,899	65.9%
7,923	80.0%
774	7.8%
5,116	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
9,044	24.3%
28,108	75.7%
5,471	14.7%

13,711
2.54

9,558	69.7%
7,870	82.3%
626	6.5%
4,153	30.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
10,502	29.0%
25,674	71.0%
5,269	14.6%

12,876
2.75

9,393	72.9%
7,953	84.7%
576	6.1%
3,483	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Essex County, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	577	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	630	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	839	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	655	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	597	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	581	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	710	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	590	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	638	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,196	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,742	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,764	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,208	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	812	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,112	7.1%
$200,000 or more	1,099	7.0%

Median Household Income	68,090
Per Capita Income	39,049

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	67
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	760	4.8%
Public Assistance	294	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,589	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	15,552	70.2%
Unemployed	876	4.0%
In Armed Forces	1	0.0%

Total Labor Force	16,429	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	5,721	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,606	3,866	54.4%
Non-Profit	899	2,190	29.1%
Self-Employed	1,574	773	67.1%

Local Government	801	770	51.0%
State Government	889	527	62.8%
Federal Government	281	96	74.5%

Total Private + Self	6,180	4,639	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,870	3,583	44.5%
Total	9,050	8,222	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,851	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,026	17.5%
Professional, Technical	4,096	23.7%
Service Occupations	3,654	21.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	198	1.1%
All others	3,667	21.2%

White Collar		57.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,835	16.4%
Educational services	1,904	11.0%
Retail trade	1,655	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	1,650	9.5%
Manufacturing	1,487	8.6%
Construction	1,466	8.5%
Other services	987	5.7%
Public administration	963	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	855	4.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	700	4.0%
Finance and insurance	529	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	456	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	432	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	415	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	353	2.0%
Information	291	1.7%
Wholesale trade	142	0.8%
Utilities	123	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	40	0.2%
Management	11	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	105	0.28%
Puerto Rican	259	0.69%
Cuban	32	0.09%
Dominican	146	0.39%

Total Central American	61	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	12	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	12	0.03%
Salvadoran	37	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	65	0.17%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	34	0.09%
Colombian	6	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	17	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	8	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	398	1.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	37	0.10%
Chinese	14	0.04%
Japanese	14	0.04%
Indian	9	0.02%
Thai	9	0.02%
Korean	3	0.01%
Vietnamese	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	33,543	93.6%
Spanish	769	2.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	476	1.3%
Other Indo-European	443	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	237	0.7%
German, other Germanic	214	0.6%
Other Asian	94	0.3%
Other	38	0.1%
Tagalog	22	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	7,019	18.8%
English	5,949	15.9%
German	4,453	11.9%
French	4,418	11.8%
Italian	2,701	7.2%
American	2,139	5.7%
Polish	1,738	4.7%
French Canadian	1,272	3.4%
Scottish	1,103	3.0%
European	840	2.3%
Dutch	737	2.0%
British	610	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	445	1.2%
Swedish	424	1.1%
Norwegian	367	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	36,596	98.1%
Not a citizen	718	1.9%

Native	35,797	95.9%
Foreign-born	1,517	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
624	2.2%	1,794	6.2%	9,477	32.8%	8,015	27.7%	5,079	17.6%	3,941	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	624	2.2%
9-12 Years	1,794	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,477	32.8%
Some College	8,015	27.7%
Bach. Degree	5,079	17.6%
Grad Degree	3,941	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	18,133	16,677	1,456	8.0%	5.3%
1991	18,274	16,226	2,048	11.2%	7.3%
1992	18,662	16,338	2,324	12.5%	8.7%
1993	18,040	16,111	1,929	10.7%	7.9%
1994	18,106	16,259	1,847	10.2%	6.9%
1995	18,044	16,425	1,619	9.0%	6.3%
1996	17,993	16,464	1,529	8.5%	6.2%
1997	18,298	16,729	1,569	8.6%	6.4%
1998	18,482	16,990	1,492	8.1%	5.6%
1999	18,471	16,927	1,544	8.4%	5.2%

2000	18,486	17,607	879	4.8%	4.5%
2001	18,578	17,730	848	4.6%	4.9%
2002	18,783	17,806	977	5.2%	6.2%
2003	18,337	17,361	976	5.3%	6.4%
2004	18,592	17,563	1,029	5.5%	5.8%
2005	18,729	17,724	1,005	5.4%	5.0%
2006	18,746	17,705	1,041	5.6%	4.5%
2007	18,518	17,486	1,032	5.6%	4.4%
2008	18,470	17,253	1,217	6.6%	5.4%
2009	18,351	16,653	1,698	9.3%	8.4%

2010	18,753	17,006	1,747	9.3%	8.7%
2011	18,227	16,559	1,668	9.2%	8.3%
2012	18,152	16,392	1,760	9.7%	8.6%
2013	18,095	16,561	1,534	8.5%	7.8%
2014	17,528	16,312	1,216	6.9%	6.3%
2015	17,283	16,235	1,048	6.1%	5.2%
2016	17,248	16,311	937	5.4%	4.9%
2017	17,147	16,212	935	5.5%	4.6%
2018	17,026	16,204	822	4.8%	4.1%
2019	16,940	16,174	766	4.5%	3.8%

2020	16,518	15,174	1,344	8.1%	10.0%
2021	16,858	16,052	806	4.8%	7.0%
2022	16,501	15,910	591	3.6%	4.3%
2023	17,020	16,371	649	3.8%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	25,262
Median Value	$189,500

Occupied	15,750	62.3%
Vacant	9,512	37.7%

Owned	12,129	77.0%
Rented	3,621	23.0%
Median Rent	$875

Single-Family Units	20,447	80.9%
Detached	20,042	79.3%
Attached	405	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,387	5.5%
Mobile Homes	1,505	6.0%

Essex County, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Essex County, NY

2022 Housing Data for Essex County, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Essex County, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Essex County, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Essex County, NY

Historical Labor Force Data for Essex County, NY