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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Essex County ('FIPS' code: 25009)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 723,419
4. Avg. household income 68,548
5. Median household income 51,576
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 47,797
7. Number of children ages 5-17 133,841
8. Number of adults, 18-64 441,558
9. Number of elderly 100,223
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 13,714
11. Number of Hispanics 79,629
12. Number of Asians 17,211
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 1,019
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 4.60
15. Number in poverty 63,137
16. % in poverty 8.73
17. Number of children in poverty 21,823
18. % of children in poverty 12.01
19. Number of elderly in poverty 8,343
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 15.39
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 5.93
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 18.24
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 37.47
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 31.25
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 345,005
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 146,837
28. % of households itemizing 42.56
29. Percentage reporting contributions 90.61
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 21,432,953
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 371,919
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.74
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 344,183
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 149,740
35. % of households itemizing 43.51
36. Percentage reporting contributions 89.62
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 22,905,141
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 374,265
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.63
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 1,096
41. Private contributions & government grants 518,467,809
42. Total revenue 3,588,840,804
43. Total expenses 3,433,570,544
44. Total assets 5,573,977,020
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 15.15
46. Private contributions & government grants 717
47. Total revenue 4,961
48. Total expenses 4,746
49. Total assets 7,705