Essex County, Vermont QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Essex County Vermont
?  Population, 2000 6,459608,827
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 0.8%8.2%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.4%5.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.6%24.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.2%12.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 96.6%96.8%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.1%1.2%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.0%51.0%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.5%0.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 96.3%96.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,912288,608
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 36586,854
?  Housing units, 2000 4,762294,382
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 79.5%70.6%
?  Households, 2000 2,602240,634
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.472.44
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 34.0%33.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $29,014$35,210
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 13.9%9.7%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 21.1%12.7%

Business QuickFacts Essex County Vermont
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 14221,261
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 1,343239,034
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 10.4%11.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 51649,032
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 86,0427,803,041
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) D5,898,646
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 D$10,020
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA747
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 18421,033
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 152,600
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 31,9463,114,291
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 11717,841

Geography QuickFacts Essex County Vermont
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 6659,250
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 9.765.8
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown