COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Essex County

Vermont · 6,405 residents · 662 sq mi

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Essex County is a county of 6,405 people in Vermont. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 25% less than in Vermont as a whole. The typical home is worth $56,300. The median age is 36.0, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

6,405

−1%vs 2000

vs 6,459 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

662 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(442)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(496)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(485)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(427)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(270)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(988)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(954)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(748)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(680)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(567)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(285)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(63)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,358

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,490 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,854

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,388 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(6,218)

Black0.2%(11)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(32)

Asian0.3%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(6,336)

Black0.2%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(36)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0.8%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.6%(34)

Cuban0.5%(32)

South American0.2%(14)

Argentine0.2%(10)

Mexican0.1%(4)

Colombian0.1%(4)

Central American0.1%(3)

Nicaraguan0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(35)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Thai0.1%(5)

Asian Indian0.1%(4)

Korean0.1%(3)

Laotian0%(2)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Ancestry

English18.9%(1,129)

Irish15.7%(942)

French Canadian12.8%(767)

French11.9%(709)

American5.8%(346)

Scottish5.8%(346)

German4.9%(293)

Italian4.2%(250)

Polish2%(122)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(97)

Portuguese1.5%(90)

Swedish1.1%(66)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.8%(47)

Lithuanian0.7%(43)

Dutch0.7%(40)

Hungarian0.6%(37)

Danish0.4%(24)

Norwegian0.4%(23)

Swiss0.4%(21)

Russian0.3%(18)

Finnish0.3%(15)

British0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(11)

Welsh0.2%(10)

Czech0.2%(9)

Greek0.1%(6)

Austrian0.1%(3)

Slovene0.1%(3)

Armenian0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest French population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.0%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married27.8%(724)

Married50.8%(1,322)

Widowed5.9%(153)

Divorced15.4%(401)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(511)

Married52.1%(1,339)

Widowed11.4%(294)

Divorced16.6%(426)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.1%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% 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)16.8%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(77)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(201)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 465 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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