Essex, New York Population

Overview

598

Total Population

59.3

Median age

50.33%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

76.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

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 59.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Essex town's population under 18 was 13.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Essex town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Essex town, 10.20% were under the age of 15, 11.87% aged 15 to 29, 44.65% aged 30 to 64, 31.27% aged 65 to 84, and 2.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 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 50.33% females and 49.67% males in Essex, New York.
The Essex, New York gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 57.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 52.

Essex town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Essex town population: 98.16% are White, 0.50% are Black or African American, 0.33% are some other race and 1% are multiracial.
Essex town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 595 (99.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Essex town is White with a population of 587 (98.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 710 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Essex town's population decreased by 42 (5.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Essex town's population decreased by 49 (7.34%), 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 2022 at 616.