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Essex Population: 39078 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 18836 48.2%
Female 20242 51.8%

Under 5 years 2827 7.23%
5 to 9 years 2805 7.18%
10 to 14 years 2958 7.57%
15 to 19 years 2569 6.57%
20 to 24 years 2508 6.42%
25 to 34 years 5495 14.06%
35 to 44 years 6415 16.42%
45 to 54 years 5134 13.14%
55 to 59 years 1836 4.7%
60 to 64 years 1514 3.87%
65 to 74 years 2709 6.93%
75 to 84 years 1912 4.89%
85 years and over 396 1.01%

Median age (years) 35.6

18 years and over 28893 73.94%
Male 13549 34.67%
Female 15344 39.27%
21 years and over 27432 70.2%
62 years and over 5904 15.11%
65 years and over 5017 12.84%
Male 2088 5.34%
Female 2929 7.5%

Race
One race 38347 98.13%
White 29136 74.56%
Black or African American 8200 20.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native 213 0.55%
Asian 458 1.17%
Asian indian 165 0.42%
Chinese 84 0.21%
Filipino 96 0.25%
Japanese 8 0.02%
Korean 51 0.13%
Vietnamese 19 0.05%
Other Asian 35 0.09%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 19 0.05%
Native Hawaiian 8 0.02%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.01%
Samoan 4 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 4 0.01%
Some other race 321 0.82%
Two or more races 731 1.87%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 39078 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 884 2.26%
Mexican 336 0.86%
Puerto Rican 195 0.5%
Cuban 23 0.06%
Other Hispanic or Latino 330 0.84%
Not Hispanic or Latino 38194 97.74%
White alone 28734 73.53%

Relationship
Total Population 39078 100.00%
In households 39059 99.95%
Householder 15952 40.82%
Spouse 6513 16.67%
Child 11659 29.84%
Own child under 18 years 8854 22.66%
Other relatives 2508 6.42%
Under 18 years 1044 2.67%
Nonrelatives 2427 6.21%
Unmarried partner 1281 3.28%
In group quarters 19 0.05%
Institutionalized population 0 0%
Non-Institutionalized population 19 0.05%

Households by Type
Total Households 15952 100.0 %
Family households (families) 10339 64.81%
With own children under 18 years 5079 31.84%
Married-couple family 6513 40.83%
With own children under 18 years 2630 16.49%
Female householder, no husband present 2905 18.21%
With own children under 18 years 1944 12.19%
Non Family households 5613 35.19%
Householder living alone 4667 29.26%
Householder 65 years and over 1663 10.43%

Households with individuals under 18 years 5747 36.03%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 3888 24.37%

Average Household size 2.45
Average family size 3

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 16997 100.00%
Occupied housing units 15952 93.85%
Vacant housing units 1045 6.15%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 96 0.56%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 15952 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 8311 52.1%
Renter-occupied housing units. 7641 47.9%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.59
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.29

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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