Essex County vs. Middlesex County
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Essex County (VA) Middlesex County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10,919 10,769
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -2.1% -1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 11,149 10,959
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 11,151 10,959
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.7% 4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.6% 16.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 23.2% 31.1%
Female persons, percent 53.2% 51.3%
White alone, percent 56.9% 79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 38.1% 16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.9% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.1% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.9% 2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.5% 77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 716 1,236
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.6% 1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 5,869 7,361
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.6% 80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $188,100 $263,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,214 $1,540
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $434 $418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $868 $868
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 8.6% 3.5%
Building permits, 2018 40 35
Households, 2014-2018 4,463 4,454
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.7% 86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.5% 3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 77.6% 81.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 57.4% 64.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 82.8% 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 16.5% 21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.4% 10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.6% 11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.1% 48.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.0% 45.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,587 9,467
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 68,391 23,204
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 236,634 101,324
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $21,066 $9,363
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 37.1 30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,681 $51,917
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,603 $29,707
Persons in poverty, percent 13.7% 12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 305 324
Total employment, 2017 3,352 2,215
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 98,776 67,714
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -7.0% 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 786 978
All firms, 2012 842 971
Men-owned firms, 2012 470 534
Women-owned firms, 2012 229 224
Minority-owned firms, 2012 146 71
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 640 848
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 139 177
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 614 718
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 20.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 43.4 84.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 257.12 130.31
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Essex county (VA) and Middlesex county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.