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Essex Junction, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Essex Junction is a Census city of 10,803 people across 4.57 square miles of land, in Chittenden County. Median household income is $89,257, 59.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 52 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Essex Junction
What Essex Junction is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.57 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,364
- County holding the largest share of its areaChittenden 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.
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How many people live in Essex Junction
- Population10,803
- Median age39.3
- Population under 182,112
- Share under 1819.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,607
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent
- Households4,761
- Family households2,935
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Essex Junction
- Median household income$89,257
- Per capita income$50,555
- Civilian labor force6,715
- Employed6,589
- Unemployed126 plus or minus 133
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over7,676
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Essex Junction
- Housing units4,860
- Occupied units4,761
- Vacant units99 plus or minus 75
- Vacancy rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied2,823
- Renter occupied1,938
- Ownership rate59.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$407,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,544
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units3,055
- Share single family62.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,758 plus or minus 365
- Share in buildings of two or more36.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes47 plus or minus 74
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Essex Junction gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,494
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,691 plus or minus 376
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,164 plus or minus 277
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone67.0 percent
- Carpooled11.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home16.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Essex Junction (7(a))
- Approvals52
- Gross approval$9,327,800
- Average approval$179,381
- Median approval$75,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$400,500
- Largest approval$1,843,100
- Jobs supported241
- Jobs per approval4.6
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full20
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more1.9 percent
- Share to franchises3.8 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS39
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Essex Junction, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Essex Junction (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$3,775,000
- Average approval$539,286
- Median approval$610,000
- Largest approval$908,000
- Jobs supported48
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Essex Junction, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chittenden County, not Essex Junction
Chittenden County context, not Essex Junction figures
- Establishments in Chittenden County5,665
- Covered employment, Chittenden County103,301
- Average annual pay, Chittenden County$73,186
- Housing units permitted, Chittenden County880
Every figure in this section is published for Chittenden County as a whole and is not a measurement of Essex Junction.
All Chittenden County figures →
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.
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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 Junction questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Essex Junction, Vermont?
10,803, in 4,761 households. Essex Junction city covers 4.57 square miles of land, which is 2,364 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Essex Junction in?
Chittenden 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 Junction?
$89,257. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $407,500. Median gross rent is $1,544 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Essex Junction businesses?
52 7(a) approvals totaling $9.3 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $75,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $3.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Essex Junction, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Essex Junction borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Essex Junction. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Essex Junction figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chittenden 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 Junction.
Is zoning published for Essex Junction?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.