Population 762,550
State Massachusetts
Current Time
Area 492.56 mi²
Zip Codes 1354, 1360, 1364, 1810, 1812, 1830-1832, 1834, 1835, 1840-1845, 1860, 1899, 1901-1907, 1910, 1913, 1915, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1940, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1971, 5501, 5544
Per capita income $35,369

Cities in Essex County

North Andover, Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Beverly Cove, Danvers, Gloucester, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Newburyport, Peabody, Salem, Saugus, South Peabody, Swampscott, Belleville, Bloomfield, Brookdale, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, East Orange, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Livingston, Maplewood, Montclair, Newark, North Caldwell, Northfield, Nutley, Orange, Roseland, Short Hills, South Orange, Upper Montclair, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.9 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 3.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$9,822,136
Total number of firms, 2007 68,102
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 762,550
Households, 2008-2012 285,144
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 56,528
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $35,369
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 23.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 274,147
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 27.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 6.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 492.56 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 743,167
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $354,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$17,488,661
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 18,115
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 18.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $66,918
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,301,497
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 44,748
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 88.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 14.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.55
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 36.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.8 %
Population, 2010 743,159
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 42.8 %
Population per square mile, 2010 1,508.8
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 74.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 64.2 %
Housing units, 2013 306,814
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,399
Building permits, 2012 1,169
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$12,405,726
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %