Editing Essex, Connecticut (section)

== Demographics ==

{{US Census population
|1850= 950
|1860= 1764
|1870= 1669
|1880= 1855
|1890= 2035
|1900= 2530
|1910= 2745
|1920= 2815
|1930= 2777
|1940= 2859
|1950= 3491
|1960= 4057
|1970= 4911
|1980= 5078
|1990= 5904
|2000= 6505
|2010= 6683
|2020= 6733
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,505 people, 2,811 households, and 1,776 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|627.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,977 housing units at an average density of {{convert|287.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.
There were 2,811 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $66,746, and the median income for a family was $88,888. Males had a median income of $54,053 versus $38,276 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $42,806.  About 0.5% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 1, 2022<ref>{{cite web|title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2022 | publisher = Connecticut Secretary of State | access-date = July 23, 2023 | url = https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov22RE.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230213095156/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov22RE.pdf  |archive-date = February 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active voters
! Inactive voters
! Total voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 2,006
| align = center | 168
| align = center | 2,174
| align = center | 37.18%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 1,314
| align = center | 98
| align = center | 1,412
| align = center | 24.14%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 1,944
| align = center | 229
| align = center | 2,173
| align = center | 37.16%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| align = center | 79
| align = center | 10
| align = center | 89
| align = center | 1.52%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 5,343
! align = center | 505
! align = center | 5,848
! align = center | 100%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Presidential Election Results<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|access-date=May 2, 2021|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|access-date=May 2, 2021|website=ctemspublic.pcctg.net }}</ref>
|-
!Year
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.8%''' ''3,011''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.7% ''1,635''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.5% ''69''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.9%''' ''2,291''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.6% ''1,620''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.5% ''181''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.1%''' ''2,230''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.9% ''1,709''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.0% ''44''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.7%''' ''2,542''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.4% ''1,541''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.9% ''37''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.4%''' ''2,201''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.9% ''1,852''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.7% ''65''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.9% ''1,865''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.7%''' ''2,244''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.4% ''229''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46.7%''' ''1,630''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.6% ''1,417''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.7% ''439''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''39.9%''' ''1,503''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.9% ''1,391''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|23.2% ''870''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.6% ''1,300''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.4%''' ''1,870''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.0% ''32''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.0% ''1,012''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.6%''' ''2,038''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.4% ''10''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.8% ''852''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''1,599''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|17.1% ''502''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.8% ''1,044''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.7%''' ''1,779''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.5% ''13''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.6% ''886''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.4%''' ''1,892''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.0% ''27''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.6% ''895''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.8%''' ''1,462''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.6% ''88''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.7%''' ''1,294''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.3% ''913''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.1% ''814''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.9%''' ''1,506''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.0% ''651''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.0%''' ''1,597''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

===Ancestry/Ethnicity===

The largest self-reported ancestry groups in Essex, Connecticut are:

* English 24.9%
* Irish 23.1%
* Italian 18.6%
* German 15.5%
* Scottish 6.1%
* Polish 6.6%
* French 6.3%
* Swedish 5.0%<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ancestry in the Town of Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut|url=https://statisticalatlas.com/county-subdivision/Connecticut/Middlesex-County/Town-of-Essex/Ancestry|website=The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States|publisher=Statistical Atlas}}</ref>