Essex

Population: 40,670
Median household income: $67,082
Median home value: $253,500

Essex is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to 40,670 residents. At $67,082, its median household income sits below Baltimore County's $90,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Essex's population grew 3.1% from 39,437 to 40,670, while its median home value rose 32.4% from $191,400 to $253,500.

The typical home was built around 1964. 12.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,670
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $67,082
Median home value: $253,500
Median gross rent: $1,307
Housing units: 17,142
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,43740,670

Median household income

$57,780$67,082

Median home value

$191,400$253,500

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,307

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,437	$57,780	$191,400	$1,086
2020	39,307	$59,426	$195,700	$1,106
2021	40,710	$59,914	$205,500	$1,128
2022	40,842	$67,580	$235,600	$1,215
2023	40,670	$67,082	$253,500	$1,307

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,098	5.2%
5 to 17	6,866	16.9%
18 to 24	3,354	8.2%
25 to 34	5,257	12.9%
35 to 44	4,864	12.0%
45 to 54	5,969	14.7%
55 to 64	5,696	14.0%
65 to 74	4,016	9.9%
75 and over	2,550	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,548	53.0%
Black or African American	13,479	33.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48	0.1%
Asian	509	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	83	0.2%
Two or more races	2,138	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,865	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,006	14.1%
High school graduate	11,227	39.6%
Some college or associate's	7,722	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,320	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,077	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit6.3%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,518	71.7%
Carpooled	2,413	11.9%
Public transit	1,267	6.3%
Walked	230	1.1%
Bicycle	66	0.3%
Worked from home	1,338	6.6%
Other means	411	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,004	15.9%
15 to 29 min	7,180	38.0%
30 to 44 min	4,861	25.7%
45 to 59 min	1,916	10.1%
60+ min	1,944	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 12.7% (5,097 of 40,201)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,697	60.5%
Nonfamily households	6,322	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,019	93.4%
Vacant	1,123	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,234	57.6%
Renter-occupied	6,785	42.4%

1-unit, detached38.9%

1-unit, attached34.9%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,673	38.9%
1-unit, attached	5,988	34.9%
2 to 4 units	892	5.2%
5 to 19 units	2,558	14.9%
20 or more units	899	5.2%
Mobile home & other	132	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2426600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.26 sq mi
Water area: 2.78 sq mi
Center point: 39.3014, -76.4444