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Essex County

Essex County has 813,054 residents across 44 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $101,883, in line with the Massachusetts figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $619,100, and 43% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
813,054residentsACS 2020–2024
$101,883median household incomeMassachusetts: $104K
$619,100median home valueowner-occupied homes
92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Essex County in MassachusettsZIP codes in Essex County highlighted; the rest of Massachusetts in grey
Map of Massachusetts with Essex County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 44 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
0181035,648$173K$856K80%76%97%32 min
0183026,530$79K$467K58%33%91%31 min
0183226,386$83K$429K61%28%95%28 min
018338,432$154K$654K84%56%94%37 min
018346,777$141K$611K90%46%99%37 min
0183514,782$114K$469K75%41%96%32 min
018408,522$42K$-666667K3%18%79%25 min
0184152,769$57K$403K31%15%84%25 min
0184327,445$68K$429K32%20%89%25 min
0184453,420$113K$500K72%31%92%30 min
0184532,494$141K$733K70%61%95%34 min
018606,748$123K$553K81%41%91%36 min
019012,419$36K$-666667K2%35%88%35 min
0190250,066$67K$478K37%21%89%34 min
0190421,003$100K$561K82%33%95%32 min
0190528,221$84K$499K52%21%93%36 min
0190628,773$102K$603K72%31%91%32 min
0190715,277$134K$771K76%62%97%38 min
019083,325$113K$749K79%62%95%35 min
0191317,403$104K$519K69%45%94%31 min
0191541,994$105K$650K59%53%92%32 min
019218,250$201K$904K95%71%97%34 min
019223,450$142K$805K79%55%98%26 min
0192327,991$125K$644K69%48%94%30 min
019293,621$156K$902K75%69%99%27 min
0193030,075$84K$601K64%40%91%26 min
01937107$-666667K$-666667K–41%––
0193813,930$139K$745K74%60%97%32 min
0194013,285$173K$905K88%63%96%35 min
019445,403$206K$942K75%78%100%32 min
0194520,470$180K$942K85%78%96%37 min
019499,816$167K$743K93%42%96%33 min
0195018,652$140K$834K78%67%93%34 min
019513,327$183K$855K91%65%97%27 min
019529,281$93K$479K71%44%92%29 min
0196054,474$97K$597K65%35%91%28 min
01965671$250K$662K98%87%100%36 min
019667,009$96K$746K68%55%93%33 min
019696,251$133K$667K82%57%94%29 min
0197044,738$85K$543K50%48%90%31 min
019827,680$133K$721K85%69%97%35 min
019836,564$196K$853K90%72%97%31 min
019844,929$195K$885K86%71%98%30 min
019854,591$180K$808K96%65%99%36 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

813,054 residents in 313,147 households, next to the Massachusetts figure.

21%
under 18
21%
aged 18–34
19%
aged 65 and over
28%
of households are people living alone
48%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

329,776 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $619,100 (±$3,976).

64%
of households own their home
50%
of homes are detached single-family houses
21%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
0%
are mobile homes
5%
of housing units are vacant
$1,756
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20195%
2000–20097%
1990–19997%
1980–198911%
1970–19799%
1960–196910%
1950–195910%
1940–19495%
1939 or earlier35%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,515.

$101,883
median household income
9.4%
of people live below the poverty line
5.1%
unemployment rate
43%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

31 min
average commute to work
21%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
75%
of workers drive or carpool
4%
take public transportation
3%
walk or bike
16%
work from home
9%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

92%
of households have a broadband subscription
6%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Essex County, Massachusetts, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Nathaniel Felton, Jr., House
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Nathaniel Felton, Jr., House
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Independence Greenway bench, Peabody MA
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Independence Greenway bench, Peabody MA
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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