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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 6,587,536 |
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Population, 2010 | 743,159 | 6,547,629 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 2.7% | 3.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 723,419 | 6,349,097 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.2% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.0% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 81.9% | 80.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.8% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.1% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 16.5% | 9.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 76.0% | 76.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.8% | 86.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.5% | 14.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 23.3% | 21.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.2% | 88.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 36.1% | 38.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 47,802 | 425,979 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 27.2 | 27.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 306,754 | 2,808,254 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 65.4% | 64.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 42.7% | 41.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $372,400 | $352,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 282,913 | 2,512,552 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.55 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $33,828 | $33,966 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $64,153 | $64,509 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.1% | 10.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Essex County | Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 18,005 | 170,4731 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 265,720 | 2,967,8771 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -5.9% | -3.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 53,101 | 447,219 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 68,102 | 596,790 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.9% | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.7% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 17,488,661 | 86,428,959 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,405,726 | 95,275,672 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,822,136 | 88,082,966 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,399 | $13,553 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,301,497 | 14,917,210 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 872 | 9,075 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 9,497,225 | 81,769,8021 |
