Essex, Massachusetts - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,376
Male Share of the Population	49%
Female Share of the Population	51%
Senior Citizens	17.4%
Employed Population 16+	753
Age of the Population	47

Families

% of people married	54.9%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	27.4%
Median Earnings25+	$67,010
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$81,042

Wealth

Median Family Income	$153,906
% Above Poverty Level	93.3%
% Below Poverty Level	6.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	36 minutes
% Working from Home	10.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.5%
% Using Public Transportation	12.1%

Housing

People Living Alone	32.1%
Median Gross Rent	$0
Median House Value	$471,300

Ancestry

English	21.1%
Irish	19.1%
Italian	9.5%
Scottish	7.4%
German	7.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.8%
French Except Basque	5.4%
Canadian	3.7%
Polish	2%
Dutch	0.9%
Norwegian	0.9%
Welsh	0.8%
Albanian	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.7%
Lebanese	0.7%
Arab	0.7%
Portuguese	0.6%
Swedish	0.6%
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Essex Almanac

Category	Value
County	Essex County
Standard Zip Codes	01929
Phone Area Codes	978
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	42.63
Approximate Longitude	-70.77

Essex Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MARBLEHEAD
Distance	9.8 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 57 F
Jul Temp	63 to 82 F
Oct Temp	45 to 62 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Station	MIDDLETON
Distance	11.5 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 38 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Station	READING
Distance	19 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 35 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 62 F
Annual Precip	48.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Beverly	41,731	$105,664
Gloucester	30,049	$89,000
Ipswich	4,384	$93,333
Rowley	1,628	$107,132

Essex Public Libraries

T.o.h.p. Burnham Free Library
30 MARTIN ST.
Essex, Massachusetts
(978) 768-7410

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Essex Public Schools

Essex Elementary
12 Story Street
ZIP: 1929
(978) 768-7324
Primary
Total Enrollment 270

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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