Essex County
County Population: 38,851
County Houses: 23,115
Land area: 1796.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 119.7 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social
services (25.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation
and food services (13.2%), Retail trade (10.9%), Manufacturing
(10.4%).
Races in Essex County:
White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
Black (2.8%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Other race (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted
in other races) |