Essex County, VA

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2022 Population
10,602
0.179% 1-year decline
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
46.9
0.425% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
17.1%
6.32% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$52,335
3.75% 1-year decline
2022 Median Property Value
$217,000
1.83% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Essex County, VA had a population of 10.6k people with a median age of 46.9 and a median household income of $52,335. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Essex County, VA declined from 10,621 to 10,602, a −0.179% decrease and its median household income declined from $54,375 to $52,335, a −3.75% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Essex County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (54%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (37.7%), White (Hispanic) (3.24%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.96%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.18%).

None of the households in Essex County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Essex County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Essex County, VA was $217,000, and the homeownership rate was 65.4%.

Most people in Essex County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Essex County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Essex County, VA is home to a population of 10.6k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.31% of Essex County, VA residents were born outside of the country (139 people).

In 2022, there were 1.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.72k people) in Essex County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.99k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 344 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%
2022 Citizenship
99.9%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.8% of Essex County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Essex County, VA was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Essex County, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.72k ± 56
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.99k ± 75
  3. White (Hispanic)
    344 ± 131
4.42%
Hispanic Population
469 people

In 2022, there were 1.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.72k people) in Essex County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.99k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 344 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.42% of the people in Essex County, VA are hispanic (469 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Essex County, VA as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.31%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
139 people
1.48%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
157 people

As of 2022, 1.31% of Essex County, VA residents (139 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Essex County, VA was 1.48%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    251 ± 102
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    115 ± 70
  3. Korea
    68 ± 50

Essex County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Essex County, VA employs 4.4k people. The largest industries in Essex County, VA are Manufacturing (593 people), Retail Trade (586 people), and Construction (420 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($107,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,208), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,250).

Occupations

4.4k
2022 Value
± 464
−2.93%
1 Year decline
± 15.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Essex County, VA declined at a rate of −2.93%, from 4.54k employees to 4.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Essex County, VA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (597 people), Management Occupations (563 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (484 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Essex County, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

4.4k
2022 Value
± 464
−2.93%
1 Year decline
± 15.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Essex County, VA declined at a rate of −2.93%, from 4.54k employees to 4.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Essex County, VA, are Manufacturing (593 people), Retail Trade (586 people), and Construction (420 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Essex County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Essex County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,463
Median earning men ± $6,097
$28,512
Median earning women ± $2,639

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($107,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,100), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($48,670), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,714), and Construction ($33,438).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 136
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 83
    Retail Trade
  3. 67
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Essex County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 49.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.939%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Essex County, VA was $217,000 in 2022, which is 0.77 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $213,100 to $217,000, a 1.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Essex County, VA is 65.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Essex County, VA have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Essex County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Essex County, VA is $52,335. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Essex County, VA was Census Tract 9508 with a value of $57,105, followed by Census Tract 9506 and Census Tract 9507, with respective values of $50,616 and $47,083.

Property

$217,000
Median Property Value 2022
±$22,836
$2,784
Median Property Taxes
±$347

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Essex County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Essex County, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

65.4%
Homeownership
2022
65.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 65.4% of the housing units in Essex County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.6%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9508
  2. Census Tract 9506
  3. Census Tract 9507

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Essex County, VA was Census Tract 9508 with a value of $57,105, followed by Census Tract 9506 and Census Tract 9507, with respective values of $50,616 and $47,083.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Essex County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,335
Median Household Income
± $8,000
4.26k
Number of Households
± 462

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.26k households in Essex County, VA declined from $52,335 from the previous year's value of $54,375.

The following chart displays the households in Essex County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Essex County, VA is from Virginia.
0.475
2022 Wage GINI in Virginia
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (69.7%)
  2. Carpooled (16.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.45%)

In 2022, 69.7% of workers in Essex County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.9%) and those who worked at home (8.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

34.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Essex County, VA have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6.54% of the workforce in Essex County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Essex County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Essex County, VA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

17.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Essex County, VA (1.8k out of 10.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Essex County, VA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.3% of the population of Essex County, VA has health coverage, with 35.5% on employee plans, 20.2% on Medicaid, 21.6% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 2.95% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Essex County, VA see 5472 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.073% decrease from the previous year (5476 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1762 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2643 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,472 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Essex County, VA

Primary care physicians in Essex County, VA see an average of 5,472 patients per year. This represents a 0.073% decrease from the previous year (5,476 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Essex County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.65%
Uninsured
35.5%
Employer Coverage
20.2%
Medicaid
21.6%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
2.95%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Essex County, VA declined by 4.79% from 10.1% to 9.65%.

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Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 159 in Essex County, VA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40% in Essex County, VA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.3% in Essex County, VA.

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