# Essex County, Massachusetts demographics

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Essex County, Massachusetts (county FIPS 25009) has a median household income of $101,883 (±$1,515) and a total population of 813,054 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 46 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 813,054 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 41.2 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 313,147 | ±1,080 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $101,883 | ±$1,515 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $619,100 | ±$3,976 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,756 | ±$23 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 63.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 36.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 90.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 43% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 9.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 25009 |
| Land area | 492.51 sq mi |
| Water area | 335.98 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,651 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [01938](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01938) | 6.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [01810](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01810) | 6.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01845](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01845) | 5.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01930](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01930) | 5.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01921](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01921) | 4.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01844](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01844) | 4.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [01969](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01969) | 3.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01960](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01960) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01952](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01952) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01951](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01951) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01915](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01915) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01982](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01982) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01929](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01929) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01830](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01830) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01949](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01949) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01985](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01985) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01923](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01923) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01833](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01833) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01913](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01913) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [01983](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01983) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01906](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01906) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01832](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01832) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01940](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01940) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01944](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01944) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01922](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01922) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01834](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01834) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01860](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01860) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01950](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01950) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01970](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01970) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01835](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01835) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01984](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01984) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01966](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01966) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01945](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01945) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01904](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01904) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01843](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01843) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01905](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01905) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01841](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01841) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01907](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01907) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01902](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01902) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [01908](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01908) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01965](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01965) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01840](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01840) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01901](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01901) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01876](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01876) | 0% | 0.8% |  |
| [01826](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01826) | 0% | 0.6% |  |
| [01937](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01937) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:009&in=state:25
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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