| | People QuickFacts | Essex County | Vermont |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 626,431 |
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Population, 2010 | 6,306 | 625,741 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -2.4% | 2.8% |
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Population, 2000 | 6,459 | 608,827 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.0% | 20.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 19.3% | 14.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.4% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 97.3% | 95.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.3% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 0.9% | 1.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 96.6% | 94.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.7% | 86.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.9% | 5.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.8% | 90.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.9% | 33.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 786 | 52,765 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 25.1 | 21.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 5,019 | 322,539 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 83.9% | 71.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.8% | 23.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $124,300 | $208,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 2,842 | 256,612 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.24 | 2.34 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,040 | $27,478 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $37,734 | $51,841 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.9% | 11.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Essex County | Vermont |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 126 | 21,5671 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 761 | 264,7661 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -42.3% | 4.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 563 | 59,108 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 479 | 78,729 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.8% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 62,793 | 10,751,461 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 5,121,694 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,031 | 9,310,119 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $2,325 | $15,005 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,090 | 1,367,630 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 10 | 1,319 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 75,425 | 6,772,0271 |
