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

Demographics

People

Total Population	526
Male Share of the Population	44.9%
Female Share of the Population	55.1%
Senior Citizens	17.7%
Employed Population 16+	223
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	33.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	3.5%
Median Earnings25+	$26,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$33,750
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$19,219

Wealth

Median Family Income	$48,125
% Above Poverty Level	80%
% Below Poverty Level	20%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	2.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	40.5%
Median Gross Rent	$619
Median House Value	$72,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	32.9%
Irish	24.7%
German	6.7%
English	4.2%
Italian	2.3%
French Except Basque	2.1%
Iranian	1.9%
Swedish	1.3%
Norwegian	1.1%
Portuguese	0.8%
Dutch	0.4%
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Essex Almanac

Category	Value
County	Stoddard County
Standard Zip Codes	63846
Phone Area Codes	573
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	36.81
Approximate Longitude	-89.86

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	DEXTER
Distance	5.9 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 43 F
Apr Temp	48 to 71 F
Jul Temp	70 to 92 F
Oct Temp	49 to 73 F
Annual Precip	47.9 inches

Station	SIKESTON POWER STATION
Distance	14.4 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 41 F
Apr Temp	47 to 69 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	47 to 72 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Station	MALDEN MUNICIPAL AP
Distance	15.1 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 42 F
Apr Temp	47 to 69 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	47 to 72 F
Annual Precip	44.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bernie	1,957	$46,667
Bloomfield	2,086	$44,167
Canalou	215	$51,000
Dexter	7,885	$48,927
Dudley	218	$44,375
Morehouse	913	$37,955

Essex Public Schools

Richland Elem.
24456 State Hwy 114
ZIP: 63846
(573) 283-5310
Primary
Total Enrollment 150

Richland High
24456 State Hwy 114
ZIP: 63846
(573) 283-5332
High
Total Enrollment 108

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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