Where has Essex looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Essex | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 863,002 | 806,898 | 64 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 5.7% | — | |
| Median household income | $80,789 | $79,716 | 55 | ||
| Poverty rate | 14.6% | 13.5% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.1% | 39.3% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 5.2% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $524,100 | $334,500 | 91 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,531 | $1,278 | 64 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.1% | 6.8% | 18 | ||
| Worked from home | 16.1% | 15.5% | 64 |
EssexPeer median
EssexPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +4.6% |
| Housing units | — | — | +4.3% |
| Median household income | — | — | +33.6% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +60.0% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +35.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +11.3% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +250.8% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -11.9% |
| Restaurants & bars | 20.5 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 8.5 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 11.1 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 25.3 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 22.5 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.1 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 0.5 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 20.5 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent, MI | 75 | 663,150 | — | $82,631 | 40.8% |
| Hamilton, OH | 75 | 830,774 | — | $72,470 | 41.8% |
| Jefferson, KY | 74 | 783,022 | — | $69,866 | 37.0% |
| DeKalb, GA | 72 | 765,351 | — | $80,644 | 47.4% |
| Pima, AZ | 72 | 1,060,490 | — | $70,315 | 36.8% |
| Jackson, MO | 72 | 719,976 | — | $68,577 | 34.0% |
| Gwinnett, GA | 71 | 979,864 | — | $87,890 | 39.0% |
| Baltimore, MD | 71 | 850,796 | — | $91,768 | 42.3% |
| Providence, RI | 71 | 664,854 | +5.7% | $78,787 | 32.3% |
| Worcester, MA | 71 | 867,788 | — | $95,939 | 39.7% |