Essex

Population: 956
Median household income: $101,094
Median home value: $219,000

Essex, a community in Kankakee County, Illinois, has 956 residents. At $101,094, its median household income sits above Kankakee County's $68,325.

From 2019 to 2023, Essex's population grew 5.4% from 907 to 956, while its median home value rose 14.4% from $191,400 to $219,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 26.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 956
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $101,094
Median home value: $219,000
Median gross rent: $1,147
Housing units: 351
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

907956

Median household income

$80,000$101,094

Median home value

$191,400$219,000

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	907	$80,000	$191,400	$1,141
2020	1,083	$81,458	$188,600	$989
2021	1,013	$81,000	$190,000	$1,112
2022	955	$102,788	$215,200	$1,118
2023	956	$101,094	$219,000	$1,147

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1726.8%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	10.1%
5 to 17	256	26.8%
18 to 24	16	1.7%
25 to 34	141	14.7%
35 to 44	145	15.2%
45 to 54	77	8.1%
55 to 64	118	12.3%
65 to 74	73	7.6%
75 and over	33	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	780	81.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	123	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	4.6%
High school graduate	234	39.9%
Some college or associate's	198	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	112	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	317	73.4%
Carpooled	35	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	17.4%
Other means	5	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	65	18.2%
15 to 29 min	99	27.7%
30 to 44 min	116	32.5%
45 to 59 min	37	10.4%
60+ min	40	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 4.8% (45 of 947)

	Count	Share
Family households	233	72.6%
Nonfamily households	88	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	321	91.5%
Vacant	30	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	291	90.7%
Renter-occupied	30	9.3%

1-unit, detached92.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	323	92.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1724452
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.1831, -88.1924