American Community Survey 2019–2023

Essex area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Middletown city (east) (30.6%). This table ranks 44 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

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#	Census tract area	Residents below the poverty level
1	Middletown city (east)	30.6%
2	Portland CDP (south-southwest)	27%
3	Middletown city (northeast)	25.8%
4	Middletown city (east-southeast 1)	20.4%
5	Durham CDP (north-northwest)	18.6%
6	Clinton CDP (south)	15%
7	Middletown city (south)	13.3%
8	Middletown city (northwest)	12.6%
9	Chester Center CDP (northeast)	12.1%
10	Portland CDP (southeast)	11.2%
11	Middletown city (east-southeast 2)	10.9%
12	Portland CDP (north-northwest)	8.6%
13	Portland CDP (east-southeast)	8.4%
14	Middletown city (west)	7.2%
15	Moodus CDP (east-southeast)	7%
16	Lake Pocotopaug CDP	6.4%
17	Clinton CDP (southeast)	6.3%
18	Durham CDP (south-southwest)	6.2%
19	Deep River Center CDP (northwest)	6.1%
20	Westbrook Center CDP (west-southwest)	5.9%
21	Old Saybrook Center CDP (southwest)	5.7%
22	Westbrook Center CDP (northwest)	5.6%
23	Portland CDP (northwest)	5.4%
24	Portland CDP (west-northwest)	4.7%
25	Portland CDP (west-southwest)	4.6%
26	Clinton CDP (north)	4.3%
27	East Hampton CDP (southwest)	4.3%
28	Durham CDP (south-southeast)	4.2%
29	Saybrook Manor CDP	4.1%
30	Essex Village CDP (south-southwest)	3.8%
31	Chester Center CDP (southwest)	3.7%
32	Moodus CDP (west-northwest)	3.7%
33	Higganum CDP (east-northeast)	3.4%
34	Portland CDP (east-northeast)	3.3%
35	Deep River Center CDP (southeast)	3.1%
36	Old Saybrook Center CDP (east-southeast)	3.1%
37	Old Saybrook Center CDP (northeast)	2.4%
38	Higganum CDP (west-southwest)	2.3%
39	Clinton CDP (west-northwest)	2.2%
40	Durham CDP (northwest)	2.2%
41	Essex Village CDP (north-northeast)	2.2%
42	East Hampton CDP (northeast)	2.1%
43	Durham CDP (east-southeast)	2%
44	Old Saybrook Center CDP (north-northwest)	1.9%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.