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11 tracts·40K people·$259K median·4,313/mi²
White 55 · Black 29 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 6 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 33 · Other 29
Health 36 · Retail 24 · Leisure 14 · Professional 12 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 0 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 22 · Service 18 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 9 · Transit 4 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Essex is $258,900 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Essex has 40,580 residents across 10 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.8; the population is 54.7% White, 29.2% Black, 6.9% Multiracial, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.6% (Census ACS).
Middleborough Elementary (36%), Sandalwood Elementary (36%) and Essex Elementary (27%) lead the elementary schools; Deep Creek Middle (19%) and Stemmers Run Middle (13%) lead the middle schools; Kenwood High (44%), Eastern Technical High School (42%) and Chesapeake High (36%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,319/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Essex is $67,168 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Essex, median rent is $1,319/month and the median home value is $258,900 (Census ACS).
Essex reported 3.9 violent crimes and 25.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Baltimore County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 92 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 14 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Essex are heat wave (91), winter weather (84) and earthquake (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Essex, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).