Essex County Information
Essex in
Massachusetts occupies
829 square miles and has a 2006 population of
735,958, a change from a 2000 population of
723,419 and
670,080 in 1990.
12.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12% percent is 25-35, and
15.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,591 acts of violent crime reported in
Essex in 2004, a change from
3,198 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
20,018 people:
5.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.8%.
Read more about
Essex, Massachusetts in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Essex | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| Land Area | 829 sq. miles | Ranked 1,115 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 735,958 | Ranked 74 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 734,261 | |
| Population 2000 | 723,419 | Ranked 69 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 670,080 | Ranked 65 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 89.4% | |
| African American | 5.2% | |
| Asian American | 3% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,591 | 3,198 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 12 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 128 | |
| Robberies | 507 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,944 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 15,300 | 17,900 |
| Burglaries | 3,648 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 9,623 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2,029 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 378,010 | 372,511 |
| Unemployed Population | 20,018 | 10,408 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.3% | 2.8% |
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