Essex County
Essex county is located in northeast Massachusetts. Essex county has 492.56 square miles of land area and 335.91 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Essex county population is 743,159, which has grown 2.73% since 2000. The population growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 3.13% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Essex county median household income is $64,153 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 24.39% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.91% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Essex county median house value is $372,400 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 69.27% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 79.91% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Essex county is close to the state average in quality. The Essex county area codes are 339, 351, 508, 781, 978.
| Population | 743,159 (2010), rank #3 | | Population Growth | 2.73% since 2000, rank #8 | | Population Density: | 897.02/sq mi, rank #4 | | Median Household Income: | $64,153 at 2006-2010—24.39% increase since 2000, rank #5 | | Median House Price: | $372,400 at 2006-2010—69.27% increase since 2000, rank #7 | | Time Zone: | Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer | | Land Area: | 492.56 sq mi, rank #9 | | Water Area: | 335.91 sq mi (40.55%), rank #4 | | State: | Massachusetts | | Area: | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | | School District: |  | | Area Code: | 339, 351, 508, 781, 978 |
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Essex County Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
Essex County Cities / Towns
Amesbury 12,225Andover 8,762Beverly 39,502Boxford 2,339ByfieldDanvers 26,493Essex 1,471GeorgetownGloucester 28,789GrovelandHamiltonHathorneHaverhill 60,879Ipswich 4,222Lawrence 76,377Lynn 90,329Lynnfield 11,596ManchesterMarblehead 19,808MerrimacMethuen 47,255MiddletonNahant 3,410NewburyNewburyport 17,416North AndoverPeabody 51,251Prides CrossingRockport 4,966Rowley 1,416Salem 41,340Salisbury 4,869Saugus 26,628South HamiltonSwampscott 13,787Topsfield 2,717WenhamWest BoxfordWest Newbury Essex County Zip Codes
01810 33,2010181201830 25,1370183101832 22,06001833 8,18301834 6,45901835 13,68201840 4,73301841 47,2250184201843 24,42501844 47,24901845 28,35201860 6,338018850189901901 1,68901902 45,1390190301904 18,20301905 25,25101906 26,66001907 14,02701908 3,4100191001913 16,28301915 39,50201921 7,96101922 3,10801923 26,34201929 3,50401930 28,789019310193601937 15101938 13,17501940 12,10801944 5,13601945 19,80801949 8,98701950 17,41601951 3,55801952 8,28301960 50,944019610196501966 6,95201969 5,85601970 41,1090197101982 7,76401983 6,08901984 4,87501985 4,2350550105544 Essex County Census Tracts