Essex, IA Demographic Data
Essex, IA Summary
Essex is located in Page County in Iowa
- Population: 899
- Area: 1.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.51 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 597.34 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 996.06 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Essex, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
469
55%
50.8
Male
390
45%
49.2
Total Population
859
323,128,000
Essex, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
25
2.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
68
7.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
56
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
55
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
51
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
107
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
94
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
118
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
37
4.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
40
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
116
13.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
80
9.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
12
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
666
77.5%
77.2
Female
354
53.2%
51.3
Male
312
46.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
644
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
228
26.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
208
24.2%
15.2
Female
112
53.8%
55.8
Male
96
46.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Essex, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
831
96.7%
96.8
White
822
95.7%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9
1.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
28
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5
0.6%
17.8
Mexican
5
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
854
99.4%
82.2
Essex, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11
1.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
40
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
250
41.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
154
25.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
62
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
60
9.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
27
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
51
8.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
553
91.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
87
14.4%
31.2
Essex, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
174
24.5%
33.7%
Now Married
397
55.9%
47.5
Divorced
90
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
8
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
41
5.8
5.8%
Essex, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
830
99.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4
0.5%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Essex, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
22
5.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
23
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
24
6.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
58
15.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
55
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
114
30.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
44
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21
5.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
50,875
57,617
Per capita income
24,113
31,128
Essex, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
4.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8
1.9%
9.8
Construction
28
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
103
24.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
28
6.7%
6.6
Information
10
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
52
12.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
25
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
35
8.4%
11.4
Public administration
23
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
57
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
21
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
37
8.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
112
26.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
70
16.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
114
27.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
84
20.1%
18.1%
Essex, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
415
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
354
85.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
33
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
21
5.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
7
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.3
26.6
Essex, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
12
3.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
140
37.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
149
40.2%
37.1
3 or more
70
18.9%
21.0
Essex, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
371
91.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
290
78.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
81
21.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
33
8.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Essex, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
404
1 room
7
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
9
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
18
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
41
10.1%
16.5
5 rooms
53
13.1%
19.8
6 rooms
97
24.0%
17.8
7 rooms
66
16.3%
12.0
8 rooms
62
15.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
51
12.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Essex, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
404
1-unit, detached
352
87.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
1.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
35
8.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
8
2.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Essex, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
164
40.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
25
6.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
27
6.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
44
10.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
78
19.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
31
7.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
17
4.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
17
4.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Essex, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
252
67.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
109
29.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
5
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Essex, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
167
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
5.4%
20.1%
Less than $500
15
9.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
40
24.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
103
61.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
107
64.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
30
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
4.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1
0.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
21
12.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Essex, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
75
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
26
34.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
49
65.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
6
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
656
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
25
33.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12
16.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
15
20.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
14
18.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Essex, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
290
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
90
31.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
122
42.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
61
21.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
9
3.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
6
2.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
2
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
66,800
205,000