Everything You Need to Know About the City of Essex Junction Vermont

In 2017, Essex Junction, Vermont had a population of 10.1k people with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $63,948 dollars. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Essex Junction, VT grew from 9,922 to 10,132, a 2.12 percent increase, and its median household income grew from $61,620 dollars to $63,948 dollars, a 3.78 percent increase.

The population of Essex Junction, VT is 86.5 percent White Alone, 7.1 percent Asian Alone, and 2.06 percent Two or More Races. N/A% of the people in Essex Junction, VT speak a non-English language, and 95.5 percent are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Essex Junction, VT is $272,400 dollars, and the homeownership rate is 61.3 percent. Most people in Essex Junction, VT commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 19.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Essex Junction, VT is 2 vehicles per household.

 

Health in Essex Junction

96 percent of the population of Essex Junction, VT has health coverage, with 56.3 percent on employee plans, 15.3 percent on Medicaid, 10.4 percent on Medicare, 13 percent on non-group plans, and 0.959 percent on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the place of Essex Junction, VT was $10,190 dollars in 2014. This is a 2.73 percent increase from the previous year ($9,919 dollars).

Primary care physicians in Essex Junction, VT see 556 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.94 percent decrease from the previous year (567 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1091 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 178 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Essex County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (11.2 percent). Additionally, Caledonia County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (30.5 percent).

 

Economy in Essex Junction

The economy of Essex Junction, VT employs 6.08k people and Essex Junction has an unemployment rate of 2.1 percent. Essex Junction has seen the job market increase by 0.6 percent over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 30.7 percent, which is lower than the US average of 33.5 percent. The biggest industries in Essex Junction, VT are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,093 people), Retail Trade (751 people), and Manufacturing (818 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($60,556 dollars), Public Administration ($55,034 dollars), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($51,667 dollars).

Households in Essex Junction, VT have a median annual income of $63,948 dollars, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $61,620 dollars in 2016, which represents a 3.78 percent annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Essex Junction

– The Sales Tax Rate for Essex Junction is 7.0 percent.

– The Income Tax Rate for Essex Junction is 6.8 percent.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Essex Junction

– The average earnings of an Essex Junction resident are $31,575 dollars a year. 

– The Median household earnings of an Essex Junction resident is $53,954 dollars a year.