Essex County

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Essex county is located in east Virginia. Essex county has 257.12 square miles of land area and 28.88 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Essex county population is 11,166, which has grown 11.78% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 15.63% and is about the same as the national average rate of 11.61%. Essex county median household income is $42,143 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 12.70% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Essex county median house value is $158,100 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 60.18% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 94.18% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. 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 worse than the state average in quality. The Essex county area code is 804.

Population	11,166 (2010-2014), rank #114
Population Growth	11.78% since 2000, rank #50
Population Density:	39.04/sq mi, rank #108
Median Household Income:	$42,143 at 2010-2014—12.70% increase since 2000, rank #89
Median House Price:	$158,100 at 2010-2014—60.18% increase since 2000, rank #81
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	257.12 sq mi, rank #78
Water Area:	28.88 sq mi (10.10%), rank #19
State:	Virginia
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Area Code:	804