Essex County, New York
Essex County, New York · ZIP 12851, 12852, 12855
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 36,744 (2024 estimate)Population
- 16,039Households
- $70,215Median household income
- $200,000Median home value
- 30Towns with a page
- 33ZIP codes
Essex County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 38,851 |
| 2010 | 39,370 |
| 2020 | 37,381 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $70,215 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 12,520 units
- Renter occupied
- 3,519 units
- Vacancy rate
- 36.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
10,192 employees in 1,186 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Essex County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,077 | 19,872,319 |
| Median household income | $70,215 | $84,578 |
| Median age | 49.5 | 39.6 |
| Median home value | $200,000 | $403,000 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 31.3% | 39.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.1% | 22.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 78.1% | 54.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 22.8 minutes | 32.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Essex County30 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elba Town | Town | 7,660 | 151.7 sq mi |
| Ticonderoga Town | Town | 4,629 | 81.4 sq mi |
| Moriah Town | Town | 4,364 | 64.5 sq mi |
| Ticonderoga | Census designated place | 3,375 | 4.27 sq mi |
| Keeseville | Census designated place | 2,572 | 6.02 sq mi |
| Jay Town | Town | 2,493 | 67.7 sq mi |
| Chesterfield Town | Town | 2,440 | 79.0 sq mi |
| Lake Placid | Village | 2,302 | 1.36 sq mi |
| Crown Point Town | Town | 1,982 | 76.1 sq mi |
| Schroon Town | Town | 1,847 | 132.7 sq mi |
| Willsboro Town | Town | 1,843 | 42.7 sq mi |
| Mineville | Census designated place | 1,495 | 3.70 sq mi |
| St. Armand Town | Town | 1,405 | 56.5 sq mi |
| Port Henry | Census designated place | 1,403 | 1.39 sq mi |
| Westport Town | Town | 1,292 | 58.2 sq mi |
| Lewis Town | Town | 1,257 | 84.8 sq mi |
| Elizabethtown Town | Town | 1,192 | 81.6 sq mi |
| Wilmington Town | Town | 1,178 | 65.2 sq mi |
| Keene Town | Town | 1,128 | 155.9 sq mi |
| Wilmington | Census designated place | 979 | 8.24 sq mi |
| Schroon Lake | Census designated place | 898 | 2.89 sq mi |
| Minerva Town | Town | 750 | 156.7 sq mi |
| Elizabethtown | Census designated place | 662 | 3.31 sq mi |
| Willsboro | Census designated place | 648 | 1.91 sq mi |
| Willsboro Point | Census designated place | 640 | 2.78 sq mi |
| Essex Town | Town | 612 | 31.6 sq mi |
| Newcomb Town | Town | 423 | 226.2 sq mi |
| Westport | Census designated place | 250 | 2.36 sq mi |
| North Hudson Town | Town | 249 | 181.5 sq mi |
| Witherbee | Census designated place | 190 | 0.98 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Across Essex County
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Addison CountyPopulation 38,047 (2024 estimate)
- Chittenden CountyPopulation 170,851 (2024 estimate)
- Clinton CountyPopulation 77,871 (2024 estimate)
- Franklin CountyPopulation 47,086 (2024 estimate)
- Hamilton CountyPopulation 5,082 (2024 estimate)
- Warren CountyPopulation 65,288 (2024 estimate)
- Washington CountyPopulation 59,839 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.