Essex County, MA Population

Overview

804,598

Total Population

40.8

Median age

51.53%

Female population %

94.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

178,263

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Essex County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Essex County is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Essex County's population under 18 was 21.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Essex County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Essex County, 17.43% were under the age of 15, 19.12% aged 15 to 29, 46.41% aged 30 to 64, 14.58% aged 65 to 84, and 2.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24,644 more females than males in Essex County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.53% females and 48.47% males in Essex County, MA.
The Essex County, MA gender ratio is 94.1:100 i.e. 94.1 men to 100 women (0.941).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 30,331.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 31,506.

Essex County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Essex County population: 75.49% are White, 4.44% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.43% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.81% are some other race and 6.58% are multiracial.
Essex County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 178,263 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 626,335 (77.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Essex County is White with a population of 607,416 (75.49% of the total population).

Essex County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 808,491 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Essex County's population increased by 20,141 (2.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Essex County's population increased by 63,022 (8.45%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Essex County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 725,328.