Housing density: 287 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $431,754.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,366 (lower quartile is $1,055, upper quartile is $1,847)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,648
Median gross rent in Essex, CT in 2022: $1,475
Housing units in Essex with a mortgage: 1,333 (99 second mortgage, 193 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 545
In family households: 131,621 (30,370 male householders, 13,373 female householders)
34,891 spouses, 44,052 children (41,443 natural, 1,059 adopted, 1,550 stepchildren), 1,876 grandchildren, 1,018 brothers or sisters, 1,359 parents, foster children, 1,032 other relatives, 2,795 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28,970 (10,508 male householders (8,006 living alone)), 12,951 female householders (10,912 living alone)), 5,511 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,085 (1,881 institutionalized population)
26,910 married couples with children.
6,210 single-parent households (1,312 men, 4,898 women).
93.9% of residents of Essex speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 510 (7.3%)
(76.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Essex, Connecticut
351995 to March 2000
181990 to 1994
201985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
271975 to 1979
151970 to 1974
501965 to 1969
165Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
English: 1,609 (19.3%)
Irish: 1,376 (16.5%)
German: 938 (11.3%)
Italian: 893 (10.7%)
Other: 669 (8.0%)
Polish: 511 (6.1%)
Scottish: 386 (4.6%)
Swedish: 355 (4.3%)
French: 290 (3.5%)
French Canadian: 227 (2.7%)
Russian: 221 (2.7%)
United States: 200 (2.4%)
Norwegian: 98 (1.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 98 (1.2%)
Danish: 76 (0.9%)
Dutch: 68 (0.8%)
Swiss: 60 (0.7%)
Czech: 58 (0.7%)
Lithuanian: 57 (0.7%)
Hungarian: 27 (0.3%)
Welsh: 26 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 25 (0.3%)
Greek: 24 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 13 (0.2%)
Slovak: 13 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Essex:
32.7% (108)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Germany
Essex:
19.1% (63)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Canada
Essex:
8.5% (28)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Italy
Essex:
8.2% (27)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
India
Essex:
4.5% (15)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Cuba
Essex:
3.6% (12)
Connecticut:
1.1% (3,919)
Venezuela
Essex:
3.3% (11)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,213)
Turkey
Essex:
2.7% (9)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,483)
South Africa
Essex:
2.7% (9)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,269)
Japan
Essex:
2.4% (8)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,472)
Hungary
Essex:
2.1% (7)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
Other Eastern Europe
Essex:
2.1% (7)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Other Northern Africa
Essex:
2.1% (7)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,005)
Other Northern America
Essex:
2.1% (7)
Connecticut:
0.0% (178)
Yugoslavia
Essex:
1.8% (6)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,894)
Peru
Essex:
1.8% (6)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,612)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,410
Other state: 2,706
Northeast: 1,920
Midwest: 399
South: 275
West: 112
57% of Essex residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 36
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 392
Less than 1 year of college: 123
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 220
Associate degree: 96
Bachelor's degree: 782
Master's degree: 358
Professional school degree: 147
Doctorate degree: 54
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 32
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 35
12th grade, no diploma: 46
High school graduate (or equivalency): 610
Less than 1 year of college: 139
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 276
Associate degree: 248
Bachelor's degree: 797
Master's degree: 306
Professional school degree: 56
Doctorate degree: 32
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,308
One, attached: 86
Two: 66
3 or 4: 138
5 to 9: 190
20 to 49: 10
50 or more: 170
Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $137,967
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%