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People QuickFacts |
Essex County |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
735,958 | 6,437,193 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.7% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
723,419 | 6,349,097 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.3% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
23.9% | 22.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.5% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.8% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
89.9% | 86.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
5.0% | 6.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
3.1% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.5% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
13.4% | 7.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
80.0% | 80.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.7% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
11.3% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
19.4% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.6% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
31.3% | 33.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
125,438 | 1,084,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.1 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
296,002 | 2,708,986 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
63.5% | 61.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
42.4% | 42.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$220,000 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
275,419 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.57 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$52,050 | $53,657 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$26,358 | $25,952 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
10.3% | 9.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Essex County |
Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
18,452 | 175,2911 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
271,276 | 2,996,3471 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-3.9% | -2.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
55,455 | 471,257 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
65,212 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.6% | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.1% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.8% | 2.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.6% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
14,187,532 | 77,996,586 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
11,235,768 | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,168,806 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,091 | $11,525 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,108,870 | 11,789,582 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
2,193 | 19,580 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
4,843,708 | 53,120,4451 |
