Essex, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Essex: | $223,006 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 671 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 727 (19 farm, 708 nonfarm))
Houses: 527 (306 occupied: 258 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 17 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $312,663.
Median contract rent in 2022: $762 (lower quartile is $654, upper quartile is $907)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $699
Median gross rent in Essex, NY in 2022: $1,076
Housing units in Essex with a mortgage: 61 (5 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 98
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 36,723- In family households: 29,063 (7,068 male householders, 2,958 female householders)
7,869 spouses, 8,932 children (8,289 natural, 199 adopted, 444 stepchildren), 530 grandchildren, 209 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, foster children, 186 other relatives, 963 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7,660 (3,015 male householders (2,327 living alone)), 3,221 female householders (2,699 living alone)), 1,424 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,647 (2,180 institutionalized population)
6,134 married couples with children.
2,087 single-parent households (681 men, 1,406 women).
97.9% of residents of Essex speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 26 (3.4%)
(46.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 4.6 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Essex, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 71 bedroom
- 682 bedrooms
- 933 bedrooms
- 694 bedrooms
- 215+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 141 bedroom
- 202 bedrooms
- 73 bedrooms
- 24 bedrooms
- 55+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Essex in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 9no vehicle
- 841 vehicle
- 1052 vehicles
- 513 vehicles
- 54 vehicles
- 45+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Essex in renter-occupied apartments
- 7no vehicle
- 241 vehicle
- 72 vehicles
- 53 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 35+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Essex, New York
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 133 rooms
- 204 rooms
- 405 rooms
- 626 rooms
- 597 rooms
- 278 rooms
- 359+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Essex, New York
- 01 room
- 52 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 104 rooms
- 85 rooms
- 96 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 79+ rooms
Essex, NY household income distribution
- 37,538Less than $10,000
- 55,415$10,000 to $19,999
- 56,141$20,000 to $29,999
- 60,565$30,000 to $39,999
- 60,969$40,000 to $49,999
- 59,690$50,000 to $59,999
- 88,373$60,000 to $74,999
- 121,941$75,000 to $99,999
- 96,042$100,000 to $124,999
- 69,522$125,000 to $149,999
- 79,272$150,000 to $199,999
- 92,212$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.8%
Number of people working at home: 45 (12.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 14
- 5 to 9 minutes: 49
- 10 to 14 minutes: 69
- 15 to 19 minutes: 54
- 20 to 24 minutes: 43
- 25 to 29 minutes: 17
- 30 to 34 minutes: 22
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 13
- 45 to 59 minutes: 27
- 60 to 89 minutes: 19
- 90 or more minutes: 5
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 293 (83.2%)
- Carpooled: 37 (10.5%)
- Walked: 4 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 18 (5.1%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Essex, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 41990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 41980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 4Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 103 (14.7%)
- Irish: 99 (14.1%)
- French: 94 (13.4%)
- German: 80 (11.4%)
- Other: 80 (11.4%)
- United States: 66 (9.4%)
- French Canadian: 47 (6.7%)
- Dutch: 27 (3.9%)
- Scottish: 21 (3.0%)
- Italian: 19 (2.7%)
- Polish: 12 (1.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 12 (1.7%)
- Norwegian: 11 (1.6%)
- Swiss: 9 (1.3%)
- Welsh: 9 (1.3%)
- Swedish: 4 (0.6%)
- Ukrainian: 3 (0.4%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.3%)
- Subsaharan African: 2 (0.3%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Essex: | 52.9% (9) |
| New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
| Essex: | 17.6% (3) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Essex: | 11.8% (2) |
| New York: | 1.6% (62,237) |
| Essex: | 11.8% (2) |
| New York: | 0.2% (6,545) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 524
- Other state: 186
- Northeast: 111
- Midwest: 40
- South: 20
- West: 15
77% of Essex residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 3
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 6
- 7th and 8th grade: 12
- 9th grade: 15
- 10th grade: 13
- 11th grade: 10
- 12th grade, no diploma: 9
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 72
- Less than 1 year of college: 12
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 33
- Associate degree: 18
- Bachelor's degree: 33
- Master's degree: 17
- Professional school degree: 7
- Doctorate degree: 3
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 3
- 7th and 8th grade: 16
- 9th grade: 5
- 10th grade: 7
- 11th grade: 10
- 12th grade, no diploma: 15
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 66
- Less than 1 year of college: 22
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 26
- Associate degree: 19
- Bachelor's degree: 35
- Master's degree: 31
- Professional school degree: 6
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 455
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 56
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $94,393
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%
- 77.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.1%Wood
- 5.0%Electricity
- 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Utility gas
- 68.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.5%Wood
- 10.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.3%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 3.0% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 3.3% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
