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Essex County
Essex County, Massachusetts
At a Glance
Population 809,829 County Seat Essex County - Lawrence Superior Courthouse State FIPS 25 County FIPS 009 Num Towns 24 Census-Designated Places 14 Total Town Population 659,929 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 806,103 Median Age 40.9 Veterans 29,188 Housing Units 326,936 Uninsured 2,099 Net Migration (recent) -8,286 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 19,816 Total Employees 285,517 Avg Annual Pay $75,548 Median Household Income $94,378 Poverty Rate 9.7% Unemployment Rate 5.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $111,515 Federal Spending FY2024 $10,142,953,693 Federal Spending Per Capita $12,525
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $535,300 Median Rent $1,580 FMR Studio $1,346 FMR 1BR $1,498 FMR 2BR $1,963 FMR 3BR $2,365 FMR 4BR $2,603
Health & Safety
Hospitals 144 EMS Stations 72 Fire Stations 72 Police Stations 72 Adult Smoking 12.4% Adult Obesity 30.1% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 45.9 Air Quality Good Days 300
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 29.35 Electric Customers 2924535 Towns with Broadband Data 24 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 24
Community
Churches 380 Libraries 29 Historic Places (NRHP) 491 Homeless Population N/A Schools 216 SNAP Stores 569 Bank Branches 198
Agriculture
Total Farms 313 Land in Farms (acres) 15,868 Avg Farm Size (acres) 50.7 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM HURRICANE LEE 2023-09-15 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-27 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2018-07-19 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING 2018-06-25 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2015-04-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2013-04-19 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-28 EM SEVERE STORM 2011-11-01 EM HURRICANE IRENE 2011-08-26
Detailed Topics
Communities in Essex County
Lynn — pop 101,253Lawrence — pop 89,143Haverhill — pop 67,787Peabody — pop 54,481Methuen Town — pop 53,059Salem — pop 44,480Beverly — pop 42,670Gloucester — pop 29,729Saugus — pop 28,619Danvers — pop 28,087Marblehead — pop 20,441Newburyport — pop 18,289Amesbury Town — pop 17,366Swampscott — pop 15,111Lynnfield — pop 13,000Andover — pop 9,735Salisbury — pop 5,629Rockport — pop 5,010Ipswich — pop 4,370Nahant — pop 3,334Topsfield — pop 2,864Boxford — pop 2,432Rowley — pop 1,523Essex — pop 1,517
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
