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Population (year 2000): 8,591. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,841 (+2.9% change)
Males: 4,243 (49.4%), Females: 4,348 (50.6%)
Chittenden County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $53,444 (year 2000)
Median house value: $136,400 (year 2000)
Races in Essex Junction:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (20.7%), French (15.9%),
English (15.2%), French Canadian (9.6%), German (9.0%), Italian
(6.9%).
Elevation: 347 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Essex Junction
- High school or higher: 92.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Essex Junction village
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 10.6%
7.1% Foreign born (2.4% Europe, 2.3% North
America, 2.0% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Essex Junction:
- FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 8 miles;
BURLINGTON, VT)
- NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 22 miles;
SAINT ALBANS, VT)
- VERMONT STATE HOSP DISTINCT PART UNIT (about 26
miles; WATERBURY, VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Essex Junction:
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 4 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID:
BTV)
- CLINTON CO (about 32 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 69 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Essex Junction:
- BASIN HARBOR (about 27 miles; VERGENNES, VT; ID:
B06)
- PLATTSBURGH INTL (about 28 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY;
ID: PBG)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (about 31 miles; HIGHGATE, VT;
ID: FSO)
Amtrak station:
BURLINGTON-ESSEX JUNCTION (29 RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service,
public transit connection.
College/University in Essex Junction:
- NEW ENGLAND CULINARY INSTITUTE AT ESSEX
(Full-time enrollment: 160; Location: 48-1/2 PARK ST;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Essex Junction:
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 4 miles; COLCHESTER,
VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL
(about 4 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 29 miles;
PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 80 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
Public high school in Essex Junction:
- ESSEX COMM. ED. CTR. UHSD # (Students: 1,596;
Location: 2 EDUCATIONAL DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Essex Junction:
- ESSEX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location:
40 FOSTER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FOUNDERS MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 436;
Location: 168 SAND HILL; Grades: 03 - 05)
- ESSEX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 424;
Location: 1 BIXBY HILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 02)
- ALBERT D. LAWTON SCHOOL (Students: 356;
Location: 104 MAPLE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- THOMAS FLEMING SCHOOL (Students: 219;
Location: PROSPECT STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- SUMMIT STREET SCHOOL (Students: 217;
Location: 17 SUMMIT STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
- HIAWATHA SCHOOL (Students: 213; Location: 34
HIAWATHA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
- CHITTENDEN CENTRAL S.U. (Students: 17;
Location: 21 NEW ENGLAND DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Private primary/middle schools in Essex Junction:
- ED-U-CARE CHILDREN'S CENTER (Students: 131;
Location: #5 EWING PLACE; Grades: PK - KG)
- NORTH COUNTRY CHRISTIAN ACADEM (Students: 86;
Location: 134 MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 10)
Library in Essex Junction:
- BROWNELL (Operating income: $427,654;
Location: 6 LINCOLN ST.; 58,838 books; 2,635 audio
materials; 1,715 video materials; 184 serial
subscriptions)
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