Essex County, VT
Demographic and economic profile of Essex County, VT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Essex County is a sparsely populated, rural Vermont county of roughly 6,000 residents, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $23,427 against a median household income of $59,294. The workforce is small and older—median age 51.9—with only 54.8% labor force participation, 21.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a 5.6% unemployment rate. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $167,500 and median rent of $915/month, though the county is contracting, having shed 3.8% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.8% since 2018
Essex County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone5,606 (93.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races140 (2.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race127 (2.1%)
- Asian Alone62 (1.0%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone41 (0.7%)
- Black or African American Alone4 (0.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)258
- 2.Spanish42
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)24
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island12
- 5.Other Indo-European5
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance586
- 2.Construction (Group)317
- 3.Public Administration (Group)282
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)281
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services276
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations930
- 2.Service Occupations532
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations419
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations412
- 5.Sales & Office Occupations392
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.40×)100
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.72×)213
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.52×)275
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)194
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.14×)262
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.