Language Spoken At Home in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 35,589 | 100% |
English only | 31,849 | 89.5% |
Language other than English | 3,740 | 10.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,345 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 1,916 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 858 | 2.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 754 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 187 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 430 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 154 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 640 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 146 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,666 | 100% |
American | 1,653 | 4.3% |
Arab | 20 | 0.1% |
Czech | 248 | 0.6% |
Danish | 72 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 448 | 1.2% |
English | 2,786 | 7.2% |
French (except Basque) | 511 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 185 | 0.5% |
German | 8,886 | 23.0% |
Greek | 324 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 85 | 0.2% |
Irish | 5,572 | 14.4% |
Italian | 3,113 | 8.1% |
Lithuanian | 73 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.1% |
Polish | 2,601 | 6.7% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 106 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 211 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 459 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,818 | 4.7% |
Swedish | 45 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 15 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 90 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 114 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 245 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,008 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,756 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,164 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 6,020 | 40.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,030 | 13.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 959 | 6.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 477 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,777 | 18.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,657 | 11.0% |
Nonfamily households | 5,252 | 35.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,437 | 29.6% |
65 years and over | 1,545 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,073 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,516 | 23.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 38,539 | 100% |
Householder | 15,008 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 6,055 | 15.7% |
Child | 11,551 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 3,553 | 9.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,372 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,113 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,597 | 100% |
Never married | 5,393 | 36.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,638 | 45.5% |
Separated | 463 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 526 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 1,577 | 10.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,567 | 100% |
Never married | 5,800 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 6,440 | 38.9% |
Separated | 775 | 4.7% |
Widowed | 1,651 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 1,901 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 665 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 335 | 50.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,491 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 688 | 46.1% |
Less than 1 year | 165 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 212 | 14.2% |
3 or 4 years | 135 | 9.1% |
5 or more years | 176 | 11.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 688 | 100% |
Who are female | 439 | 63.8% |
Who are married | 496 | 72.1% |
School Enrollment in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,043 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 803 | 8.9% |
Kindergarten | 408 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,423 | 37.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,018 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,391 | 26.4% |
Educational Attainment in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 25,670 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,245 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,791 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,788 | 42.0% |
Some college, no degree | 6,022 | 23.5% |
Associate's degree | 1,583 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,341 | 9.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 900 | 3.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.6% |
Veteran Status in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 29,773 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,914 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 38,561 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,324 | 13.8% |
Under 18 years | 8,889 | 100% |
With a disability | 670 | 7.5% |
18 to 64 years | 24,851 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,759 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 4,821 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,895 | 39.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 38,100 | 100% |
Same house | 32,136 | 84.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,818 | 15.3% |
Same county | 4,266 | 11.2% |
Different county | 1,552 | 4.1% |
Same state | 1,061 | 2.8% |
Different state | 491 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 146 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,666 | 100% |
Native | 34,810 | 90.0% |
Born in United States | 34,557 | 89.4% |
State of residence | 27,571 | 71.3% |
Different state | 6,986 | 18.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 253 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 3,856 | 10.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,856 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,395 | 36.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,461 | 63.8% |
Year of Entry in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,109 | 100% |
Native | 253 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 253 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,856 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,845 | 99.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Essex
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,856 | 100% |
Europe | 349 | 9.1% |
Asia | 404 | 10.5% |
Africa | 1,381 | 35.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,722 | 44.7% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |