Essex County vs. Suffolk County

	Essex County (MA)	Suffolk County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	790,638	807,252
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.4%	11.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	743,081	722,190
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	743,159	722,023
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	16.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.0%	12.0%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.7%
White alone, percent	85.2%	61.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.1%	24.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	3.9%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.5%	44.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	34,152	19,788
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.7%	29.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	313,958	342,052
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.1%	36.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$389,900	$463,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,273	$2,341
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$840	$819
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,189	$1,506
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	43.1%	80.5%
Building permits, 2018	870	3,738
Households, 2014-2018	292,659	307,870
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	80.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	26.0%	40.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.2%	82.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.4%	44.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.8%	4.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.3%	68.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.2%	65.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,536,058	4,550,958
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,323,953	16,983,330
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,747,884	3,805,223
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,101,208	12,840,656
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,037,894	8,850,957
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,284	$11,890
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.2	31.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$75,878	$64,582
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,697	$40,190
Persons in poverty, percent	10.7%	17.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,100	21,478
Total employment, 2017	294,751	638,238
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,380,733	56,756,148
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.0%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	67,426	62,985
All firms, 2012	71,118	66,834
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,046	38,307
Women-owned firms, 2012	24,612	21,877
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,741	20,276
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	58,429	42,276
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,629	5,091
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	61,791	57,225
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	11.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	8.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.7%	29.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,508.8	12,415.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	492.56	58.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Essex county (MA) and Suffolk county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.