Essex Junction, VT City Data

Essex Junction, VT is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 8,591 people who live in Essex Junction and approximately 146,571 who live in Chittenden County. We want to help people moving to or living in Essex Junction to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Essex Junction. We have included Essex Junction housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Essex Junction Information

Chittenden County where Essex Junction resides is 619.64 square miles. The resident population of this county is 146,571 and has a population rank of 371 out of all the places in the United States.

Essex Junction has a total of 8,591 people and of those residents there are 4,243 males and 4,348 females. The median age of the male population is 35.2 and the female population is 37.6. There are approximately 1,677 births each year and around 932 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Essex Junction varies per year, but currently 8,517 are one race and 74 are two or more races.

Of the 8,591 people who live in Essex Junction, there are 2,439 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Essex Junction is 1,237 male and 1,202 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 6,326.

General Essex Junction Information
Total area in square miles - Chittenden County	619.64
Water area in square miles - Chittenden County	N/A
Resident population - Chittenden County	146,571
Population rank - Chittenden County	371
Total population	8,591
Total population (male)	4,243
Total population (female)	4,348
Population median age (male)	35.2
Population median age (female)	37.6
Births - Chittenden County	1,677
Deaths- Chittenden County	932
Population of one race	8,517
Population of two or more races	74
Population under 20 years	2,439
Population under 20 years (male)	1,237
Population under 20 years (female)	1,202
Total population 18 years and over	6,326

Essex Junction Social Characteristics

There are 56,452 households in Essex Junction. Families make up 35,439 of these households. The table below breaks down the Essex Junction families into three different groups. Married-couple families (28,403), male householder with no wife present (1,714) and female householder with no husband present (4,690). The remainder of the Essex Junction households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 21,284. Essex Junction, VT moving companies help people in Essex Junction move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Essex Junction. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Essex Junction is based, there are 61,118 females 15 and over; of those females there are 18,868 never married, 30,538 now married, 785 separated, 4,466 widowed, and 6,461 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 547 separated, 1,016 widowed and 4,426 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Essex Junction social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Essex Junction.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Chittenden County)
Total households	56,452
Family households (families)	35,439
With own children under 18 years	18,798
Married-couple family	28,403
With own children under 18 years	14,296
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,714
With own children under 18 years	1,106
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,690
With own children under 18 years	3,276
Nonfamily households	21,284
Householder living alone	14,715
65 years and over	4,126

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,244
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	628
Average household size	2.48
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	6,973
Householder	2,253
Spouse	1,820
Child	2,591
Other relatives	59
Nonrelatives	123
Unmarried partner	69
Roomer or boarder	13
Housemate or roommate	20
Unmarried partner	196
Foster child	5
Other	16

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	1,479
Male householder	533
Male householder living alone	388
Male householder not living alone	145
Female householder	623
Female householder living alone	513
Female householder not living alone	110
Nonrelatives	323
Unmarried partner	127
Roomer or boarder	28
Housemate or roommate	132
Foster child	3
Other	33

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	61,118
Never married	18,868
Now married	30,538
Separated	785
Widowed	4,466
Divorced	6,461
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	547
Widowed	1,016
Divorced	4,426

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	8,591
Male	4,243
Under 5 years	237
5 to 9 years	324
10 to 14 years	369
15 to 17 years	215
18 and 19 years	92
20 years	65
21 years	59
22 to 24 years	144
25 to 29 years	323
30 to 34 years	282
35 to 39 years	364
40 to 44 years	441
45 to 49 years	355
50 to 54 years	279
55 to 59 years	196
60 and 61 years	61
62 to 64 years	82
65 and 66 years	55
67 to 69 years	73
70 to 74 years	102
75 to 79 years	69
80 to 84 years	23
85 years and over	33
Female	4,348
Under 5 years	274
5 to 9 years	292
10 to 14 years	338
15 to 17 years	216
18 and 19 years	82
20 years	40
21 years	45
22 to 24 years	131
25 to 29 years	260
30 to 34 years	301
35 to 39 years	398
40 to 44 years	455
45 to 49 years	384
50 to 54 years	269
55 to 59 years	192
60 and 61 years	69
62 to 64 years	97
65 and 66 years	60
67 to 69 years	89
70 to 74 years	128
75 to 79 years	115
80 to 84 years	55
85 years and over	58

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	8,591
One race	8,517
White	8,209
Black or African American	59
American Indian and Alaska Native	21
Asian	203
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	N/A
Some other race	10
Two or more races	74

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	8,452
People who are White alone	8,080
People who are Black or African American alone	54
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	21
People who are Asian alone	201
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	N/A
People who are Hispanic or Latino	90
People who are Some other race alone	23

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	138,073
Same house	71,062
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	9,006
Different state or abroad	24,819
Different state	21,347
Abroad	3,472

PLACE OF BIRTH (Chittenden County)
Total resident population	146,571
Born in United States	67,498
State of residence	75,434
Different state	61,246
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	1,222
Foreign born	8,669

Essex Junction Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Essex Junction. That total enrollment is 45,835 for the population of the country, which includes Essex Junction. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 13,975 and elementary or high school enrollment was 48,299 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 17,216.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Essex Junction population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	45,835
Pre-kindergarten	2,769
Public	1,169
Private	1,600
Kindergarten	1,699
Public	1,385
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	16,336
Public	14,961
Private	1,375
Elementary and high school	24,150
Public	21,823
Private	2,327
High school grades 9 to 12	7,814
Public	6,862
Private	952
College, undergraduate years	14,120
Public	9,976
Private	4,144
Graduate or professional school	3,097
Public	2,036
Private	1,061
Not enrolled in school	95,704

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	92,651
Less than 9th grade	3,234
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,459
High school graduate	21,784
Some college, no degree	15,481
Associate's degree	8,555
Bachelor's degree	38,138
Graduate or professional degree	41.2
Percent high school graduate or higher	90.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23,391

Essex Junction Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 116,010 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Essex Junction. The Essex Junction occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (35,369), service occupations (10,447), sales and office occupations (20,811), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (260), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (5,442) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (8,458). The 116,010 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 64,661 private wage and salary workers, 10,075 government workers, 5,914 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Chittenden County)
Population 16 years and over	116,010
In labor force	84,556
Civilian labor force	84,154
Employed	80,787
Unemployed	3,367
Percent Unemployed	4
Armed Forces	402
Females 16 years and over	60,176
In labor force	40,446
Civilian labor force	40,395
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,589
Armed forces	51
Males 16 years and over	55,834
In labor force	44,110
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,778
Armed forces	351

COMMUTING TO WORK (Chittenden County)
Workers 16 years and over	79,670
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	60,619
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	8,581
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	5,144
Other means	353
Worked at home	3,323
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	1,507,730

OCCUPATION (Chittenden County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	35,369
Management, professional, and related occupations	35,369
Service occupations	10,447
Sales and office occupations	20,811
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	260
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	5,442
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	8,458

INDUSTRY (Chittenden County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	35,369
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	649
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	12,938
Wholesale trade	2,592
Retail trade	9,534
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,671
Information	2,781
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,556
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	7,521
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	20,663
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	6,569
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	2,975

CLASS OF WORKER (Chittenden County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	35,369
Private wage and salary workers	64,661
Government workers	10,075
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	5,914
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Essex Junction Housing Characteristics

In Essex Junction, VT there are 58,864 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 56,452 occupied and 2,412 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Essex Junction, there are 32,847 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 4,005 units in Essex Junction. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Essex Junction, VT local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Essex Junction, VT truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Essex Junction. There are 855 housing units with rent less than $200, 820 with rent between $200-299, 2,651 with rent between $300-499 and 13,863 with rent for $500 and above. Full Essex Junction gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Essex Junction, VT home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Chittenden County)
Total housing units	58,864
Occupied housing units	56,452
Vacant housing units	2,412

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Chittenden County)
Total housing units	58,864
1-unit, detached	32,847
1-unit, attached	4,005
2 units	4,968
3 or 4 units	5,242
5 to 9 units	4,663
10 to 19 units	1,506
20 to 49 units	1,145
50 or more units	1,835
Mobile home	2,644

HOUSING TENURE (Chittenden County)
Occupied housing units	56,452
Owner-occupied	37,292
Renter-occupied	19,160

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Chittenden County)
Occupied housing units	56,452
No vehicles available	4,012
2 vehicle available	33,789
3 vehicles available	6,363
4 vehicles available	1,509
5 or more vehicles available	670

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Chittenden County)
Occupied housing units	56,452
Utility gas	24,007
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	3,887
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	19,313
Coal or coke	55
Wood	1,834
Solar energy
Other fuel	280
No fuel used	60

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Chittenden County)
Occupied housing units	56,452
Less Than $50,000	37,292
$50,000 to $99,999	3,884
$100,000 to $149,999	12,161
$150,000 to $199,999	5,851
$200,000 to $299,999	3,331
$300,000 to $499,999	845
$1,000,000 or more	65
Median (dollars)	139,000

GROSS RENT (Chittenden County)
Occupied units paying rent	19,160
Less than $200	855
$200 to $299	820
$300 to $499	2,651
$500 to $699	6,032
$700 to $999	5,849
$1,000 to $1,499	1,637
$1,500 or more	344