County profile
Essex County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#1157 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 58% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,192
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,186
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,438
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$71.7k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
32.8%±2.3%
Poverty rate
11.2%±1.3%
Business applications
327 · 2025
Retail establishments
179
49.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation26%
Health care25%
Retail trade20%
Manufacturing12%
Construction12%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,438
residents · 2025 · -2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $62.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+316
International migration+207
Natural change−1,353
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.7B2019
$1.7B2020
$1.9B2021
$2.0B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$211.9k±$11.8k
Median gross rent
$934/mo±$69/mo
Vacancy rate
35.9%±1.6%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$76.7M
188 units · 5.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
62.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 98Avalanche 81Lightning 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2042016
2092017
2162018
2282019
2362020
2632021
3082022
3312023
3592024
3632025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -22% since 20212412021
2212022
1972023
1532024
1882025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.2 km
I-87
Nearest freight rail
23.3 km
SNC
Nearest port
40.0 km
ESSEX. NY FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
45.6 km
ADIRONDACK RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Essex?
Essex's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 8.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.