| Official Name: | Essex, Massachusetts |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Essex |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.79 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.46 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.06 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1517 |
| Population Density Km2: | 284.50 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 736.77 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 23 |
| Coordinates: | 42.6317°N -70.7792°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 01929 |
| Area Code: | 978 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 25-21815 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0614536 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Essex CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Essex in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2010 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.8sqkm, of which 5.3sqkm is land and 0.5sqkm (7.82%) is water.[3]
See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,426 people, 581 households, and 379 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 263.4/km2. There were 619 housing units at an average density of 114.4/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.88% White, 0.21% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 581 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 8.3% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,039, and the median income for a family was $61,976. Males had a median income of $44,000 versus $31,987 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,255. 5.7% of the population and 1.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.1% are under the age of 18 and 15.0% are 65 or older.
The community is within the Manchester Essex Regional School District.[4]