# Essex County, New York demographics

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Essex County, New York (county FIPS 36031) has a median household income of $71,661 (±$4,292) and a total population of 36,973 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. 36 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 | 36,973 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 49.9 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 16,342 | ±375 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $71,661 | ±$4,292 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $211,900 | ±$11,846 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $934 | ±$69 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 77.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 22.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 32.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 11.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4% | 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 | 36031 |
| Land area | 1,794.12 sq mi |
| Water area | 122.14 sq mi |
| Population density | 21 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [12852](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12852) | 11% | 100% | Yes |
| [12855](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12855) | 10% | 100% | Yes |
| [12946](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12946) | 7.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [12943](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12943) | 5.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [12870](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12870) | 5.4% | 98% | Yes |
| [12851](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12851) | 4.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [12883](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12883) | 4.7% | 98.8% | Yes |
| [12944](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12944) | 4.5% | 87.8% | Yes |
| [12928](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12928) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12932](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12932) | 3.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12857](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12857) | 3.7% | 98.2% | Yes |
| [12997](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12997) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [12993](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12993) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [12983](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12983) | 3.1% | 48.6% |  |
| [12942](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12942) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12950](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12950) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12936](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12936) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [12996](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12996) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12941](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12941) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [12964](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12964) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [12960](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12960) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12912](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12912) | 1.3% | 23.6% |  |
| [12858](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12858) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12961](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12961) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [12913](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12913) | 0.8% | 44.4% |  |
| [12987](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12987) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [12956](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12956) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [12998](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12998) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12974](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12974) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12975](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12975) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [12977](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12977) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12872](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12872) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12836](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12836) | 0.1% | 2.5% |  |
| [12853](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12853) | 0% | 1% |  |
| [12861](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12861) | 0% | 1% |  |
| [12911](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12911) | 0% | 19.4% |  |

## 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:031&in=state:36
- 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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