Essex

County in New York

County

The population development of Essex.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Essex	County	37,152	38,851	39,370	37,379	36,744	→
New York	State	17,990,455	18,976,457	19,378,102	20,203,772	19,867,248

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Essex.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Lake Placid	Village	Essex	2,522	2,522	2,526	2,272	2,302	→
Saranac Lake	Village	Franklin / Essex	5,396	5,115	5,420	4,960	4,856	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	19,014
Females	18,367

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	6,739
18-64 years	21,742
65+ years	8,900

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,160
70-79 years	3,867
60-69 years	6,081
50-59 years	5,467
40-49 years	4,202
30-39 years	4,386
20-29 years	3,756
10-19 years	4,025
0-9 years	3,437

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	32,335
Urban	5,046

»Race« (C 2020)
White	34,102
Black/African American	676
Indigenous	78
Asian	229
Pacific Islander	12
Some other	306
2 or more	1,978

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	978
Other	36,403