Essex Village

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 2,722
Median household income: $110,469
Median home value: $744,100

Essex Village is a community in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 2,722 residents. Its median household income of $110,469 runs above the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region figure of $101,117.

From 2019 to 2023, Essex Village's population grew 9.8% from 2,480 to 2,722, while its median home value rose 66.4% from $447,200 to $744,100.

The typical home was built around 1958. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,722
Median age: 58.2 yrs
Median household income: $110,469
Median home value: $744,100
Median gross rent: $2,071
Housing units: 1,376
Homeownership rate: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4802,722

Median household income

$83,750$110,469

Median home value

$447,200$744,100

Median gross rent

$1,545$2,071

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,480	$83,750	$447,200	$1,545
2020	2,757	$101,300	$567,400	—
2021	2,814	$101,458	$634,900	$1,193
2022	2,725	$98,611	$737,200	$1,236
2023	2,722	$110,469	$744,100	$2,071

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 341.9%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6426.9%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over15.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	4.3%
5 to 17	266	9.8%
18 to 24	148	5.4%
25 to 34	53	1.9%
35 to 44	260	9.6%
45 to 54	318	11.7%
55 to 64	731	26.9%
65 to 74	408	15.0%
75 and over	422	15.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,542	93.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	105	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate11.4%

Some college or associate's17.5%

Bachelor's degree40.8%

Graduate or professional degree29.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	0.9%
High school graduate	249	11.4%
Some college or associate's	383	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	895	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	645	29.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	933	66.0%
Carpooled	38	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	98	6.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	344	24.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	431	40.3%
15 to 29 min	182	17.0%
30 to 44 min	246	23.0%
45 to 59 min	105	9.8%
60+ min	105	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 3.8% (104 of 2,721)

	Count	Share
Family households	792	61.9%
Nonfamily households	487	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,279	93.0%
Vacant	97	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,153	90.1%
Renter-occupied	126	9.9%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,046	76.0%
1-unit, attached	86	6.3%
2 to 4 units	107	7.8%
5 to 19 units	137	10.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0926370
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.84 sq mi
Water area: 1.32 sq mi
Center point: 41.3566, -72.3935