Maryland · Census place 26600
Essex CDP, MD
Quick answer
Essex CDP has 40,670 residents, ranking #25 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $67,082, the median home is worth $253,500 and median gross rent runs $1,307 a month.
- Population
- 40,670Essex CDP residents
- Median household income
- $67,082Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $253,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,307Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Essex CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Essex CDP median would spend about 23.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 57.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Maryland.
- Hagerstown city 43,490
- Catonsville CDP 42,717
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- Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) 40,476
- Severna Park CDP 39,499
- Clinton CDP 38,756
- Olney CDP 36,000
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