Essex vs Grayridge

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

Essex and Grayridge 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 85 in Grayridge). Essex has the higher median household income ($63,854 vs $61,000 in Grayridge). Essex has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $84,200 in Grayridge).

Population, income & housing

	Essex	Grayridge
Population	373	85
Median age	44.8 yrs	55.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,854	$61,000
Median home value	$115,600	$84,200
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	259	40
Homeownership rate	74.9%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Essex	Grayridge
Population	524 → 373 (-28.8%)	183 → 85 (-53.6%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $63,854 (+41.9%)	$37,019 → $61,000 (+64.8%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $115,600 (+50.5%)	$70,600 → $84,200 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $625 (-2.0%)	—

Essex

Population

524373

Median household income

$45,000$63,854

Median home value

$76,800$115,600

Median gross rent

$638$625

Grayridge

Population

18385

Median household income

$37,019$61,000

Median home value

$70,600$84,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Essex	Grayridge
Under 5	1.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.2%	24.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	4.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	22.3%	3.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	36.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	16.5%
75 and over	4.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Essex	Grayridge
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	70.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Essex	Grayridge
No high school diploma	22.6%	25.0%
High school graduate	51.5%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Essex	Grayridge
Drove alone	97.9%	81.0%
Carpooled	1.7%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Essex	Grayridge
1-unit, detached	67.6%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Essex	Grayridge
Poverty rate	17.3%	2.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1977	1967