Language Spoken At Home in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,045 | 100% |
English only | 5,470 | 90.5% |
Language other than English | 575 | 9.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 173 | 2.9% |
Spanish | 48 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 510 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 162 | 2.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 17 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,316 | 100% |
American | 466 | 7.4% |
Arab | 4 | 0.1% |
Czech | 10 | 0.2% |
Danish | 6 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 65 | 1.0% |
English | 1,471 | 23.3% |
French (except Basque) | 1,614 | 25.6% |
French Canadian | 568 | 9.0% |
German | 388 | 6.1% |
Greek | 19 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 4 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,022 | 16.2% |
Italian | 232 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 7 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 28 | 0.4% |
Polish | 99 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 74 | 1.2% |
Russian | 12 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 104 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 317 | 5.0% |
Slovak | 2 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 108 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 7 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 39 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,831 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,827 | 64.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 642 | 22.7% |
Married-couple family | 1,430 | 50.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 396 | 14.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 118 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 90 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 279 | 9.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 156 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,004 | 35.5% |
Householder living alone | 811 | 28.6% |
65 years and over | 398 | 14.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 716 | 25.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 905 | 32.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,295 | 100% |
Householder | 2,831 | 45.0% |
Spouse | 1,423 | 22.6% |
Child | 1,471 | 23.4% |
Other relatives | 183 | 2.9% |
Nonrelatives | 387 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 234 | 3.7% |
Marital Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,657 | 100% |
Never married | 672 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,510 | 56.8% |
Separated | 29 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 93 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 353 | 13.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,684 | 100% |
Never married | 549 | 20.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,435 | 53.5% |
Separated | 80 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 257 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 363 | 13.5% |
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 | 60 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 31 | 51.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 126 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 84 | 66.7% |
Less than 1 year | 11 | 8.7% |
1 or 2 years | 21 | 16.7% |
3 or 4 years | 7 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 45 | 35.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 84 | 100% |
Who are female | 49 | 58.3% |
Who are married | 69 | 82.1% |
School Enrollment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,242 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 89 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 84 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 539 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 322 | 25.9% |
College or graduate school | 208 | 16.7% |
Educational Attainment in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,686 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 336 | 7.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 444 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,051 | 43.8% |
Some college, no degree | 760 | 16.2% |
Associate's degree | 369 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 534 | 11.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 192 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.5% |
Veteran Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,097 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 754 | 14.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,316 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,183 | 18.7% |
Under 18 years | 1,219 | 100% |
With a disability | 70 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 3,863 | 100% |
With a disability | 619 | 16.0% |
65 years and over | 1,234 | 100% |
With a disability | 494 | 40.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,253 | 100% |
Same house | 5,746 | 91.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 487 | 7.8% |
Same county | 152 | 2.4% |
Different county | 335 | 5.4% |
Same state | 108 | 1.7% |
Different state | 227 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 20 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,316 | 100% |
Native | 6,039 | 95.6% |
Born in United States | 5,969 | 94.5% |
State of residence | 2,157 | 34.2% |
Different state | 3,812 | 60.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 70 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 277 | 4.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 277 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 190 | 68.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 87 | 31.4% |
Year of Entry in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 347 | 100% |
Native | 70 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 70 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 277 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 274 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Essex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 277 | 100% |
Europe | 34 | 12.3% |
Asia | 21 | 7.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 9 | 3.2% |
Northern America | 213 | 76.9% |