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Essex, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Essex is a Census village of 1,026 people across 2.33 square miles of land, in Kankakee County. Median household income is $108,250, 89.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Essex
What Essex is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.33 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land441 plus or minus 107
- County holding the largest share of its areaKankakee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex
How many people live in Essex
- Population1,026 plus or minus 250
- Median age34.3 plus or minus 9.1
- Population under 18365 plus or minus 107
- Share under 1835.6 percent
- Population 65 and over122 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent
- Households354 plus or minus 80
- Family households259 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families73.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex
Income and work in Essex
- Median household income$108,250
- Per capita income$49,591 plus or minus $11,021
- Civilian labor force495 plus or minus 126
- Employed478 plus or minus 121
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over639 plus or minus 129
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex
Housing in Essex
- Housing units368 plus or minus 81
- Occupied units354 plus or minus 80
- Vacant units14 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied317 plus or minus 75
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate89.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$228,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,143
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.7 percent
- Single family units345 plus or minus 78
- Share single family93.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex
How Essex gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute399 plus or minus 106
- Commuting under 15 minutes82 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more190 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.6 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home16.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kankakee County, not Essex
Kankakee County context, not Essex figures
- Establishments in Kankakee County2,268
- Covered employment, Kankakee County42,231
- Average annual pay, Kankakee County$55,890
- Housing units permitted, Kankakee County139
Every figure in this section is published for Kankakee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Essex.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Essex questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Essex, Illinois?
1,026, in 354 households. Essex village covers 2.33 square miles of land, which is 441 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Essex in?
Kankakee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Essex?
$108,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,200. Median gross rent is $1,143 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Essex figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kankakee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Essex.
Is zoning published for Essex?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.