Essex Junction, VT Population

Overview

10,473

Total Population

39.0

Median age

50.27%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

50.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

178

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Essex Junction is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Essex Junction's population under 18 was 20.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Essex Junction's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Essex Junction, 17.42% were under the age of 15, 19.47% aged 15 to 29, 46.99% aged 30 to 64, 14.64% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 more females than males in Essex Junction:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.27% females and 49.73% males in Essex Junction, VT.
The Essex Junction, VT gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 474.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 494.

Essex Junction's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Essex Junction population: 83.75% are White, 4.59% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.75% are Asian, 0.99% are some other race and 5.89% are multiracial.
Essex Junction's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 178 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,295 (98.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Essex Junction is White with a population of 8,771 (83.75% of the total population).

Essex Junction's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 10,917 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Essex Junction's population increased by 691 (8.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Essex Junction's population increased by 1,282 (13.78%), 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 Junction's population was lowest in year 2001 at 8,597.