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Map of Essex County Essex County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 500.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 1,474.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 13.4%. On the 2000 census form, 97.9% of the population reported only one race, with 2.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 11.0% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.57 persons compared to an average family size of 3.15 persons.

In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $64,523. Per capita income grew by 23.1% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 738,301 Covered Employment 293,681
   Growth (%) since 1990 10.2%    Average wage per job $43,481
Households (2000) 275,419 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 15.6%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 372,724    Average wage per job $64,523
Unemployment Rate (2005) 5.2 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $41,053    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $50,690 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 9.7    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 84.6 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County D
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 31.3    Average wage per job D
 

 
 

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