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Essex, Maryland QuickFacts

	Essex, Maryland	United States
Total population	39,078	281,421,906
State	Maryland
City	essex

Essex, Maryland Population

	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
Male	18,836	48.2%	49.06%
Female	20,242	51.8%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.6		35.3

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	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
18 years and over	28,893	73.94%	74.31%
21 years and over	27,432	70.2%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,904	15.11%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,017	12.84%	12.43%

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	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
White	29,136	74.56%	75.14%
Black or African American	8,200	20.98%	12.32%
Asian	458	1.17%	3.64%
Some other race	553	1.42%	5.46%
Two or more races	731	1.87%	2.43%

Essex, Maryland Housing

	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
Total households	15,952		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,339	64.81%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,613	35.19%	31.94%

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	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
Total housing units	17,027		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,045	6.14%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,952	93.69%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,311	48.81%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,641	44.88%	30.77%

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	Essex, Maryland	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	84	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,989	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,733	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	627	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	297	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	79	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	32	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	98,400	119,600

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	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,360	21.06%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,414	27.67%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,344	14.69%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,431	15.24%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,178	7.38%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,263	14.19%	9.65%

Essex, Maryland Education

	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,590		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	714	7.45%	6.47%
Kindergarten	616	6.42%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,676	48.76%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,116	22.06%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,468	15.31%	22.81%

Essex, Maryland Economy

	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
Population 16 years and over	30,029		217,168,077
In labor force	19,660	65.47%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	19,617	65.33%	63.39%
- - Employed	18,290	60.91%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,327	4.42%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	43	0.14%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,369	34.53%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,996	53.27%	51.66%
In labor force	9,670	32.2%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,649	32.13%	29.65%
- - Employed	9,006	29.99%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,088	10.28%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,089		12,787,501

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	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	16,074		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,771	11.02%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,201	7.47%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,624	16.32%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,445	15.21%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,507	15.6%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,261	20.29%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,469	9.14%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	669	4.16%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	76	0.47%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	51	0.32%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,978		41,994

	Essex, Maryland	%, Essex, Maryland	United States
With earnings	12,597	41.95%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,892		56,604
With Social Security income	4,457	14.84%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,142		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	859	2.86%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,305		6,320
With public assistance income	571	1.9%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,296		3,032
With retirement income	3,093	10.3%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	11,491		17,376

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