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Essex, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Essex is a Census city of 854 people across 1.63 square miles of land, in Page County. Median household income is $58,095, 79.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Essex
What Essex is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land522
- County holding the largest share of its areaPage 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
- Population854
- Median age47.2
- Population under 18173 plus or minus 59
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over213 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over24.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households388
- Family households213 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families54.9 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$58,095
- Per capita income$34,004 plus or minus $7,807
- Civilian labor force392 plus or minus 103
- Employed387 plus or minus 100
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over628
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex
Housing in Essex
- Housing units408
- Occupied units388
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied307 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied81 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate79.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$89,900 plus or minus $26,883
- Median gross rent, monthly$598 plus or minus $218
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units353 plus or minus 71
- Share single family86.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more50 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more12.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1950
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 commute369 plus or minus 98
- Commuting under 15 minutes180 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more84 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex
Flood risk in Essex
- NFIP communityCity of Essex
- NFIP community number190577
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/17(M)
The City of Essex participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190577 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Page County, not Essex
Page County context, not Essex figures
- Establishments in Page County404
- Covered employment, Page County6,375
- Average annual pay, Page County$50,462
- Housing units permitted, Page County19
Every figure in this section is published for Page 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, Iowa?
854, in 388 households. Essex city covers 1.63 square miles of land, which is 522 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?
Page 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?
$58,095. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $89,900. Median gross rent is $598 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Essex in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Essex appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Essex, city of, community 190577, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Page 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.
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