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On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Essex. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Essex is right for you.
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ESSEX, CONNECTICUT QUICK STATSCounty: Middlesex
Elevation: 100 feet
Land Area: 10.4 square miles
Population Density: 655 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 4.30%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (96.8%), Hispanic (1.4%), Two or more races (0.7%), Black (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): English (24.7%), Irish (21.2%), German (14.4%), Italian (13.7%), Polish (7.9%), Scottish (5.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Meriden, CT (23.5 miles , pop. 58,244)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (45.5 miles , pop. 448,248)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (83.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Essex Village, CT (1.0 miles ), Deep River, CT (1.6 miles ), Deep River Center, CT (1.6 miles ), Chester Center, CT (2.0 miles ), Lyme, CT (2.1 miles ), Old Saybrook, CT (2.2 miles ), Chester, CT (2.2 miles ), Old Saybrook Center, CT (2.2 miles )
Essex Compared to State Average: Median household income above state average. Median house value above state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. Number of rooms per house above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
ESSEX, CONNECTICUT EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 94.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 51.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 19.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Essex:
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY about 19 miles, MIDDLETOWN, CT, Full-time enrollment: 2,993 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY about 26 miles, HAMDEN, CT, FT enrollment: 5,836 YALE UNIVERSITY about 27 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 11,011 GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 27 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 2,100 EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 28 miles, WILLIMANTIC, CT, FT enrollment: 4,165 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 29 miles, NEW BRITAIN, CT, FT enrollment: 8,967 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 29 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 8,808
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