Essex

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  4. Essex Employment Information
  5. Essex Family Information
  6. Essex Education Information
  7. Essex Public Benefits Information
  8. Essex Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Essex Zip Codes


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Essex Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 39,078
  • Land Area (2000): 24.661 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 6.157 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 16,997
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Essex Employment Information Back to top
Essex Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 1,285 13.84%
2. Metal Manufactuing 627 6.75%
3. Public Administration 526 5.67%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 453 4.88%
5. Health Care 427 4.60%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 423 4.56%
7. Repair and Maintenance 375 4.04%
8. Truck Transportation 324 3.49%
9. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 323 3.48%
10. Educational Services 308 3.32%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 299 3.22%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 239 2.57%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 205 2.21%
14. Utilities 202 2.18%
15. Finance and Insurance 194 2.09%
16. Department and Other General Stores 192 2.07%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 192 2.07%
18. Other Transportation 190 2.05%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 176 1.90%
20. Chemical Manufacturing 153 1.65%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,440 15.99%
2. Finance and Insurance 828 9.19%
3. Educational Services 798 8.86%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 758 8.42%
5. Public Administration 537 5.96%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 496 5.51%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 376 4.17%
8. Department and Other General Stores 358 3.98%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 313 3.48%
10. Social Assistance 264 2.93%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 198 2.20%
12. Construction 178 1.98%
13. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 142 1.58%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 138 1.53%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 130 1.44%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 121 1.34%
17. Other Transportation 105 1.17%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 101 1.12%
19. Printing and Related Manufacturing 98 1.09%
20. Apparel Manufacturing 74 0.82%

Essex Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 761 8.20%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 660 7.11%
3. Other Production Occupations 464 5.00%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 448 4.83%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 446 4.80%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 431 4.64%
7. Other Construction Trades 371 4.00%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 316 3.40%
9. Other Protective Service Workers 305 3.29%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 298 3.21%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 265 2.85%
12. Other Management Occupations 264 2.84%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 257 2.77%
14. Computer Specialists 226 2.43%
15. Carpenters 217 2.34%
16. Construction Laborers 206 2.22%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 160 1.72%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 158 1.70%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 152 1.64%
20. Other Office and Admin Support 152 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 861 9.56%
2. Secretaries and Admins 690 7.66%
3. Cashiers 367 4.08%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 352 3.91%
5. Customer Service Representatives 317 3.52%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 317 3.52%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 302 3.35%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 292 3.24%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 271 3.01%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 254 2.82%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 250 2.78%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 247 2.74%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 232 2.58%
14. Registered Nurses 225 2.50%
15. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 224 2.49%
16. Other Production Occupations 216 2.40%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 206 2.29%
18. Other Management Occupations 204 2.27%
19. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 201 2.23%
20. Business Operations Specialists 199 2.21%

Essex Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 16,837 56.07%
15-35 hours 3,584 11.94%
1-14 hours 633 2.11%
No regular hours 8,975 29.89%

Essex Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 713 4.04%
5 AM-5:29 AM 644 3.64%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,052 5.95%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,747 9.89%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,001 11.32%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,493 14.11%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,352 13.31%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,466 8.30%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 801 4.53%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 870 4.92%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 349 1.98%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 195 1.10%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,504 8.51%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,483 8.39%

Essex Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 202 1.14%
5-9 1,079 6.11%
10-14 1,740 9.85%
15-19 2,535 14.35%
20-24 2,871 16.25%
25-29 1,380 7.81%
30-34 3,123 17.67%
35-39 745 4.22%
40-44 842 4.77%
45-59 1,657 9.38%
60-89 886 5.01%
At least 90 610 3.45%

Essex Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 341 1.93% 9,466 53.57%
30-44 257 1.45% 4,453 25.20%
45-59 93 0.53% 1,564 8.85%
At least 60 512 2.90% 984 5.57%

Essex Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 44 0.25%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,693 15.00%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 13,261 73.89%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 10 0.06%
Color 4 Box Other 70 0.39%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,203 6.70%
Color 6 Box Walked 389 2.17%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 278 1.55%

Essex Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 16,074 (39,099 people)
Families (2000): 10,472 (31,305 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,297
People at same address in 1995: 20,375
Essex Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,771 11.02%
$10,000-$14,999 1,201 7.47%
$15,000-$19,999 1,263 7.86%
$20,000-$24,999 1,361 8.47%
$25,000-$29,999 1,293 8.04%
$30,000-$34,999 1,152 7.17%
$35,000-$39,999 951 5.92%
$40,000-$44,999 827 5.14%
$45,000-$49,999 729 4.54%
$50,000-$59,999 1,676 10.43%
$60,000-$74,999 1,585 9.86%
$75,000-$99,999 1,469 9.14%
$100,000-$124,999 438 2.72%
$125,000-$149,999 231 1.44%
$150,000-$199,999 76 0.47%
$200,000 or more 51 0.32%

Essex Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,667 29.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,220 26.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 796 4.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,722 17.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 93 0.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,038 12.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 41 0.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 890 5.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 9 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 324 2.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 145 0.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 3 0.02%

Essex Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 12,597 30.59%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,950 9.59%
Public Assistance 571 1.39%
Retirement 3,093 7.51%
Self Employment 1,079 2.62%
Social Security 4,457 10.82%
Supplemental Security 859 2.09%
Wage / Salary 12,332 29.95%
Other 2,244 5.45%

Essex Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 4,019 59.02%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,790 40.98%

Essex Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,692 11.81%
Color 1 Box Married 7,807 54.50%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,354 30.40%
Color 3 Box Widowed 471 3.29%

Essex Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,859 11.41%
Color 1 Box Married 8,062 49.48%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,462 27.39%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,910 11.72%

Essex Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex Education Information Back to top
Essex Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,224 7.65%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 5,685 19.55%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 11,937 41.06%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,868 20.18%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,247 4.29%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,475 5.07%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 636 2.19%

Essex Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 494 1.26% 220 0.56% 714 1.83%
Kindergarten 563 1.44% 53 0.14% 616 1.58%
Grades 1-4 2,166 5.54% 230 0.59% 2,396 6.13%
Grades 5-8 2,112 5.40% 168 0.43% 2,280 5.83%
Grades 9-12 2,000 5.12% 116 0.30% 2,116 5.41%
Undergrad college 1,209 3.09% 109 0.28% 1,318 3.37%
Graduate or professional school 87 0.22% 63 0.16% 150 0.38%
Total 8,631 22.09% 959 2.45% 9,590 24.54%

Essex Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex Public Benefits Information Back to top
Essex Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 34,247 87.82%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 4,748 12.18%

Essex Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Essex Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,632 14.41%
10-19 Years 5,527 14.14%
20-29 Years 5,138 13.15%
30-39 Years 6,054 15.49%
40-49 Years 5,954 15.24%
50-59 Years 4,242 10.86%
60-69 Years 2,925 7.49%
70-79 Years 2,515 6.44%
80-89 Years 993 2.54%
90+ Years 98 0.25%

Essex Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 18,836 48.20%
Color 1 Box Female 20,242 51.80%

Essex Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 28,734 73.53%
Color 1 Box African-American 8,106 20.74%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 884 2.26%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 622 1.59%
Color 2 Box Asian 457 1.17%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 201 0.51%
Color 6 Box Other Race 60 0.15%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 14 0.04%

Essex Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 9,451 29.62%
2. Irish 5,864 18.38%
3. Polish 3,035 9.51%
4. English 2,867 8.99%
5. Italian 2,494 7.82%
6. United States Or American 2,332 7.31%
7. French Non-Basque 836 2.62%
8. Dutch 659 2.07%
9. African 481 1.51%
10. Scotch Irish 421 1.32%

Essex Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 33,916 93.28%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 897 2.47%
3. German 251 0.69%
4. African 213 0.59%
5. Chinese 159 0.44%
6. Polish 155 0.43%
7. Italian 126 0.35%
8. French 118 0.32%
9. Korean 105 0.29%
10. Urdu 80 0.22%

Essex Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 37,525 95.93%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 693 1.77%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 900 2.30%

Essex Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Essex Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Essex Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
21221