Essex, Massachusetts Population

Overview

3,674

Total Population

43.6

Median age

50.24%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

25

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Essex town is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Essex town's population under 18 was 27.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Essex town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Essex town, 21.80% were under the age of 15, 14.32% aged 15 to 29, 49.84% aged 30 to 64, 12.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Essex town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.24% females and 49.76% males in Essex, Massachusetts.
The Essex, Massachusetts gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 186.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 215.

Essex town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Essex town population: 98.86% are White, 0.41% are some other race and 0.73% are multiracial.
Essex town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 25 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,649 (99.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Essex town is White with a population of 3,632 (98.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,801 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Essex town's population increased by 230 (7.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Essex town's population increased by 160 (4.55%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,284.