Essex County, Massachusetts

Essex County is a one of the county from Massachusetts's 14 counties, located in Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. The population of the county was 723419 as per the 2000 census data. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 736457, It is Massachusetts's third most populous county. It has total area of 828.53 miē (2145.88 kmē), of which, 500.67 square miles (1296.73 kmē) of it is land and 327.86 square miles (849.15 kmē) of it is water, it is the sixth largest by area in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is ranks fourth in the size of its inland waterways in Massachusetts.

Essex County Massachusetts
Map of Essex County, Massachusetts

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 723419 residents, 275419 households, and 185094 families in the county. The population density was 1444.9 people per square mile (557.88/kmē), it is the fourth most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. There were 287144 housing units at an average density of 573.5 per square mile (221.43/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.57 persons, and the average family size was 3.15 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 736457, The racial makeup of the county was 658863 White, 39188 Black or African American, 2523 American Indian, 22509 Asian, 792 Native Hawaiian, and 12582 from two or more races.

Essex County Massachusetts Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Essex County Massachusetts School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Essex County Massachusetts GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $51576, making its Massachusetts's fifth highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $63746, it would be the fifth highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The per capita income for the county was $26358, it is fifth wealthiest county by per capita income in Massachusetts.

In 2000, 194443 pupils and students, of which 50.01% are male and 49.99% are female, 26.88% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.78% nursery or pri school, 5.5% kindergarten, 44.35% elementary school, 21.21% high school and 21.15% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Amesbury CdpEssex County5.685.310.37123272321.52265750037
2Andover CdpEssex County3.743.70.0379002133.53476060040
3Beverly CityEssex County22.7416.66.14398622401.42862653984
4Boxford CdpEssex County5.575.510.062340424.851977108778
5Danvers CdpEssex County14.0913.280.81252121898.52685258779
6Essex CdpEssex County2.272.090.181426683.43125552039
7Gloucester CityEssex County41.525.9615.533027311662559547722
8Haverhill CityEssex County35.6333.332.31589691769.42328049833
9Ipswich CdpEssex County1.741.660.0841612508.12395440482
10Lawrence CityEssex County7.416.960.457204310351.41336027983
11Lynn CityEssex County13.4910.822.68890508233.71749237364
12Lynnfield CdpEssex County10.4810.140.34115421137.73956080626
13Marblehead CdpEssex County19.634.5315.1203774498.94673873968
14Methuen CityEssex County23.0822.40.68437891954.72230549627
15Nahant CdpEssex County15.481.2414.2436322918.74180764052
16Newburyport CityEssex County10.598.382.2171892050.33418758557
17Peabody CityEssex County16.8716.40.48481292935.52482754829
18Rockport CdpEssex County4.0840.0856061403.22950647360
19Rowley CdpEssex County1.761.7501434817.72134347031
20Salem CityEssex County18.068.19.954040749862385744033
21Salisbury CdpEssex County7.385.91.484484760.32134541961
22Saugus CdpEssex County11.7510.990.77260782373.72552455301
23Swampscott CdpEssex County6.733.053.69144124725.93548771089
24Topsfield CdpEssex County2.762.760282610233495384898
YearPopulation
April 2000 census723419
April 2000 Estimate723421
July 2000 Estimate725341
July 2001 Estimate730862
July 2002 Estimate733216
July 2003 Estimate732496
July 2004 Estimate731206
July 2005 Estimate730552
July 2006 Estimate731179
July 2007 Estimate732575
July 2008 Estimate736457
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7768736515133
Kindergarten5629506110690
Elementary school447724146986241
High school217991944941248
College or graduate school172822384941131
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Essex County, Massachusetts$51576$63746$26358
Massachusetts, United States$50502$61664$25952
United States$41994$50046$21587