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Essex, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Essex is a Census city of 413 people across 0.29 square miles of land, in Stoddard County. Median household income is $62,536, 68.7 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 area0.29 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,430 plus or minus 377
- County holding the largest share of its areaStoddard 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
- Population413 plus or minus 109
- Median age42.0
- Population under 1889 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1821.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over55 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over13.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households179 plus or minus 46
- Family households129 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families72.1 percent plus or minus 17.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex
Income and work in Essex
- Median household income$62,536
- Per capita income$24,677
- Civilian labor force245 plus or minus 87
- Employed241 plus or minus 87
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over293 plus or minus 83
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex
Housing in Essex
- Housing units264 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units179 plus or minus 46
- Vacant units85 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate32.2 percent plus or minus 29.1
- Owner occupied123 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied56 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate68.7 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,700 plus or minus $22,599
- Median gross rent, monthly$694
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.3 percent
- Single family units176 plus or minus 50
- Share single family66.7 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Units in buildings of two or more71 plus or minus 83
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent plus or minus 30.2
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1976
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 commute237 plus or minus 87
- Commuting under 15 minutes91 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.4 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more65 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.4 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Drove alone98.3 percent
- Carpooled0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
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 number290425
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Essex participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290425 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.
Stoddard County, not Essex
Stoddard County context, not Essex figures
- Establishments in Stoddard County644
- Covered employment, Stoddard County9,951
- Average annual pay, Stoddard County$45,866
- Housing units permitted, Stoddard County9
Every figure in this section is published for Stoddard 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, Missouri?
413, in 179 households. Essex city covers 0.29 square miles of land, which is 1,430 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?
Stoddard 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?
$62,536. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,700. Median gross rent is $694 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 290425, 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 Stoddard 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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