CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Essex

Maryland · 40,872 residents · 9.26 sq mi

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Essex is a city of 40,872 people in Maryland. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 30%. Median home value sits at $76,800. Median household income is $27,486, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

40,872

+5%vs 2000

vs 39,078 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(3,246)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(2,892)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(2,220)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(2,455)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(3,456)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(7,942)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(5,619)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(4,276)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(3,724)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(3,386)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(1,347)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(309)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,486

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,978 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,706

−28%vs 2000

vs $17,550 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,800

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$413

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $509 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.5%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.1% in 2000

50.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.5%(28,734)

Black20.7%(8,106)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(884)

Asian1.2%(457)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90%(36,786)

Black8.4%(3,438)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(435)

Asian0.7%(286)

Other0.9%(362)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(867)

Puerto Rican1.3%(534)

South American0.9%(384)

Central American0.7%(270)

Salvadoran0.7%(268)

Colombian0.6%(248)

Dominican0.5%(211)

Cuban0.4%(147)

Chilean0.3%(121)

Venezuelan0%(15)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(155)

Chinese0.3%(132)

Nepalese0.2%(64)

Vietnamese0.1%(56)

Cambodian0.1%(27)

Laotian0.1%(26)

Pakistani0%(17)

Korean0%(13)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Ancestry

German13.8%(5,581)

Irish9.4%(3,805)

English8.2%(3,321)

American5.7%(2,322)

Italian4.7%(1,915)

Subsaharan African4.6%(1,854)

Polish4.2%(1,706)

West Indian1.9%(759)

French1.7%(671)

Nigerian1.4%(564)

Scottish1.4%(560)

Kenyan1.1%(458)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.8%(321)

Hungarian0.5%(218)

Austrian0.5%(209)

Haitian0.5%(208)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(198)

Welsh0.5%(196)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(184)

Dutch0.4%(170)

Czech0.3%(126)

Arab0.3%(113)

Greek0.3%(111)

Brazilian0.3%(108)

Russian0.2%(71)

Iranian0.2%(65)

Armenian0.1%(60)

Lithuanian0.1%(57)

Ethiopian0.1%(55)

British0.1%(51)

Portuguese0.1%(40)

Moroccan0.1%(38)

Norwegian0.1%(36)

French Canadian0.1%(35)

Guyanese0.1%(35)

Swedish0.1%(32)

Finnish0.1%(30)

Danish0.1%(21)

Lebanese0%(20)

Slovak0%(12)

Serbian0%(11)

Canadian0%(10)

Egyptian0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(7)

Ghanaian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.3%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 19.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.7%(5,542)

Married48%(7,239)

Widowed3.6%(544)

Divorced11.7%(1,771)

Women 15+

Never married36%(6,680)

Married38.1%(7,064)

Widowed11.4%(2,117)

Divorced14.5%(2,682)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.2%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.7%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(418)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.6%(751)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.5%(632)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(82)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(23)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,301 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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