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Essex, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Essex, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,504. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ESSEX-MA · Essex, MA 1 ZIPs · 3,504 pop · #712/25278 · Essex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $156,442
  • RANK-TOP #712/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over North Andover
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,504
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $902,000

Nearest income peer: North Andover, MA ( $15,772 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Essex

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Essex on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Essex, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,504
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$156,442
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $156,442 and home value $902,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 68.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Essex as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Walpole is the closest lower-income city and Charlestown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Essex.

Population concentration

Essex reads through its lone ZIP, 01929

3,504 ACS residents, one ZIP: 01929 is not the leading code inside Essex, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Essex's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 157 establishments, 1,175 employees , annual payroll $77,884k (~45 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01929 (157 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (24) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Essex, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 43 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Essex. See the Essex County roll-up →

Essex sits in the upper half of Essex County on income: Lynn, Lawrence and Haverhill report less, while Andover reports more. Lawrence marks the far end of that range at $55,589, 64% below Essex.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01929 3,504 $156,442 157 97
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Essex roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Essex, .