Language Spoken At Home in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 37,505 | 100% |
English only | 35,201 | 93.9% |
Language other than English | 2,304 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 964 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 978 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 609 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,080 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 267 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 110 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 47 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 136 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,309 | 100% |
American | 1,911 | 4.9% |
Arab | 245 | 0.6% |
Czech | 139 | 0.4% |
Danish | 58 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 871 | 2.2% |
English | 5,615 | 14.3% |
French (except Basque) | 7,480 | 19.0% |
French Canadian | 1,403 | 3.6% |
German | 5,925 | 15.1% |
Greek | 207 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 316 | 0.8% |
Irish | 8,571 | 21.8% |
Italian | 3,337 | 8.5% |
Lithuanian | 50 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 309 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,575 | 4.0% |
Portuguese | 39 | 0.1% |
Russian | 280 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 383 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 1,544 | 3.9% |
Slovak | 98 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 73 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 631 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 73 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 52 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 414 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 229 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,198 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,121 | 62.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,769 | 23.3% |
Married-couple family | 8,158 | 50.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,559 | 15.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 666 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 396 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,297 | 8.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 814 | 5.0% |
Nonfamily households | 6,077 | 37.5% |
Householder living alone | 5,117 | 31.6% |
65 years and over | 2,211 | 13.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,013 | 24.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,094 | 31.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 36,325 | 100% |
Householder | 16,198 | 44.6% |
Spouse | 8,121 | 22.4% |
Child | 8,957 | 24.7% |
Other relatives | 1,135 | 3.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,914 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,219 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,545 | 100% |
Never married | 5,752 | 32.8% |
Now married, except separated | 8,987 | 51.2% |
Separated | 295 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 582 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,929 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 15,936 | 100% |
Never married | 3,400 | 21.3% |
Now married, except separated | 8,581 | 53.8% |
Separated | 432 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 2,132 | 13.4% |
Divorced | 1,391 | 8.7% |
Fertility in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 397 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 204 | 51.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 346 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 162 | 46.8% |
Less than 1 year | 51 | 14.7% |
1 or 2 years | 53 | 15.3% |
3 or 4 years | 7 | 2.0% |
5 or more years | 51 | 14.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 162 | 100% |
Who are female | 96 | 59.3% |
Who are married | 111 | 68.5% |
School Enrollment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,958 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 436 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 627 | 7.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,179 | 39.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,189 | 27.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,527 | 19.2% |
Educational Attainment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 28,784 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 986 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,480 | 8.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,897 | 34.4% |
Some college, no degree | 5,319 | 18.5% |
Associate's degree | 3,038 | 10.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,921 | 13.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,143 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.5% |
Veteran Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 31,842 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,767 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 36,809 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,297 | 14.4% |
Under 18 years | 7,395 | 100% |
With a disability | 267 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 22,519 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,649 | 11.8% |
65 years and over | 6,895 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,381 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 38,966 | 100% |
Same house | 33,473 | 85.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,401 | 13.9% |
Same county | 2,021 | 5.2% |
Different county | 3,380 | 8.7% |
Same state | 2,386 | 6.1% |
Different state | 994 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 92 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,309 | 100% |
Native | 37,542 | 95.5% |
Born in United States | 37,088 | 94.3% |
State of residence | 27,438 | 69.8% |
Different state | 9,650 | 24.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 454 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 1,767 | 4.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,767 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 774 | 43.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 993 | 56.2% |
Year of Entry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,221 | 100% |
Native | 454 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 454 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,767 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 93 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,674 | 94.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,767 | 100% |
Europe | 605 | 34.2% |
Asia | 205 | 11.6% |
Africa | 21 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 7 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 716 | 40.5% |
Northern America | 213 | 12.1% |