Essex County vs. Middlesex County

	Essex County (MA)	Middlesex County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	790,638	1,614,714
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.4%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	743,081	1,503,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	743,159	1,503,085
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.0%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.0%
White alone, percent	85.2%	78.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.1%	5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	3.9%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	8.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.5%	71.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	34,152	59,816
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.7%	21.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	313,958	641,398
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.1%	62.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$389,900	$476,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,273	$2,529
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$840	$923
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,189	$1,541
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	43.1%	44.5%
Building permits, 2018	870	4,309
Households, 2014-2018	292,659	600,032
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	26.0%	26.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.2%	88.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.4%	55.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.8%	3.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.3%	69.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.2%	65.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,536,058	3,940,307
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,323,953	15,136,621
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,747,884	22,760,719
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,101,208	46,631,358
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,037,894	21,344,600
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,284	$13,885
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.2	30.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$75,878	$97,012
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,697	$49,669
Persons in poverty, percent	10.7%	7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,100	44,711
Total employment, 2017	294,751	893,022
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,380,733	70,163,577
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.0%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	67,426	146,222
All firms, 2012	71,118	153,958
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,046	88,608
Women-owned firms, 2012	24,612	51,807
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,741	24,102
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	58,429	124,407
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,629	13,412
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	61,791	134,199
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.7%	31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,508.8	1,837.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	492.56	817.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Essex county (MA) and Middlesex county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.