Essex, IA Population

Overview

852

Total Population

55.3

Median age

51.17%

Female population %

95.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

80-84 years

Largest age group

69.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

115

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Essex is 55.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Essex's population under 18 was 13.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Essex's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Essex, 10.09% were under the age of 15, 15.49% aged 15 to 29, 43.43% aged 30 to 64, 29.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 more females than males in Essex:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.17% females and 48.83% males in Essex, IA.
The Essex, IA gender ratio is 95.4:100 i.e. 95.4 men to 100 women (0.954).
For male population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 102.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 58.

Essex's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Essex population: 94.25% are White, 0.47% are some other race and 5.28% are multiracial.
Essex's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 115 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 737 (86.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Essex is White with a population of 803 (94.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 880 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Essex's population decreased by 83 (9.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Essex's population decreased by 72 (9.03%), 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's population was lowest in year 2020 at 725.