Essex, MD

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2426600, place: Essex CDP, Maryland)

Total Population: 39,078
Male: 18,836 (48.2%)
Female: 20,242 (51.8%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 2,827 (7.23%)
5 to 9 years: 2,805 (7.18%)
10 to 14 years: 2,958 (7.57%)
15 to 19 years: 2,569 (6.57%)
20 to 24 years: 2,508 (6.42%)
25 to 34 years: 5,495 (14.06%)
35 to 44 years: 6,415 (16.42%)
45 to 54 years: 5,134 (13.14%)
55 to 59 years: 1,836 (4.7%)
60 to 64 years: 1,514 (3.87%)
65 to 74 years: 2,709 (6.93%)
75 to 84 years: 1,912 (4.89%)
85 years and over: 396 (1.01%)

Median age: 35.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 28,893 (73.94%)
21 years and over: 27,432 (70.2%)
62 years and over: 5,904 (15.11%)
65 years and over: 5,017 (12.84%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 28,893 (73.94%)
--Male: 13,549 (34.67%)
--Female: 15,344 (39.27%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 5,017 (12.84%)
--Male: 2,088 (5.34%)
--Female: 2,929 (7.5%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 38,347 (98.13%)
--White: 28,734 (73.53%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 884 (2.26%)
--Black or African American: 8,200 (20.98%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 213 (0.55%)
--Asian: 458 (1.17%)
----Asian Indian: 165 (0.42%)
----Chinese: 84 (0.21%)
----Filipino: 96 (0.25%)
----Japanese: 8 (0.02%)
----Korean: 51 (0.13%)
----Vietnamese: 19 (0.05%)
----Other Asian: 35 (0.09%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 19 (0.05%)
----Native Hawaiian: 8 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 3 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 4 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 321 (0.82%)
Two or more Races: 731 (1.87%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 884 (2.26%)
--Mexican: 336 (0.86%)
--Puerto Rican: 195 (0.5%)
--Cuban: 23 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 330 (0.84%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 38,194 (97.74%)
--White Alone: 28,734 (73.53%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 39,059 (99.95%)
--Householder: 15,952 (40.82%)
--Spouse: 6,513 (16.67%)
--Child: 11,659 (29.84%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 8,854 (22.66%)
--Other relatives: 2,508 (6.42%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 1,044 (2.67%)
--Nonrelatives: 2,427 (6.21%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,281 (3.28%)
Living in group quarters: 19 (0.05%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 19 (0.05%)
Total households: 15,952
Family households (families): 10,339 (64.81%)
----With own children under 18 years: 5,079 (31.84%)
--Married-couple families: 6,513 (40.83%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,630 (16.49%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 2,905 (18.21%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,944 (12.19%)
Nonfamily households: 5,613 (35.19%)
--Householder living alone: 4,667 (29.26%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,663 (10.43%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 5,747 (36.03%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 3,888 (24.37%)
Average household size: 2.45 people
Average family size: 3 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 16,997
Occupied housing units: 15,952 (93.85%)
Vacant housing units: 1,045 (6.15%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 96 (0.56%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.1%
Occupied housing units: 15,952 (93.85%)
Owner occupied housing units: 8,311 (48.9%)
Renter occupied housing units: 7,641 (44.95%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.59 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.29 people

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