Dudley vs Essex

A side-by-side comparison of Dudley and Essex: population, income, housing, and more.

Dudley and Essex are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Essex has the higher population (373 vs 72 in Dudley). Essex has the higher median household income ($63,854 vs $51,875 in Dudley). Since 2019, Essex's population has grown faster (-28.8% vs -62.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dudley	Essex
Population	72	373
Median age	49.6 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$63,854
Median home value	—	$115,600
Median gross rent	$725	$625
Housing units	56	259
Homeownership rate	36.6%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dudley	Essex
Population	194 → 72 (-62.9%)	524 → 373 (-28.8%)
Median household income	$37,083 → $51,875 (+39.9%)	$45,000 → $63,854 (+41.9%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $129,200 (+64.0%)	$76,800 → $115,600 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $725 (+34.5%)	$638 → $625 (-2.0%)

Dudley

Population

19472

Median household income

$37,083$51,875

Median home value

$78,800$129,200

Median gross rent

$539$725

Essex

Population

524373

Median household income

$45,000$63,854

Median home value

$76,800$115,600

Median gross rent

$638$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dudley	Essex
Under 5	4.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	5.6%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	8.0%
35 to 44	6.9%	16.1%
45 to 54	29.2%	22.3%
55 to 64	23.6%	10.7%
65 to 74	5.6%	12.3%
75 and over	6.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dudley	Essex
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	98.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dudley	Essex
No high school diploma	13.3%	22.6%
High school graduate	56.7%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dudley	Essex
Drove alone	52.7%	97.9%
Carpooled	18.2%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dudley	Essex
1-unit, detached	76.8%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	25.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Dudley	Essex
Poverty rate	9.7%	17.3%
Average household size	1.76	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	13	20
Median year structure built	1988	1977