What kinds of homes are in Essex, MD?

Name: Types of homes in Essex, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Essex, MD has 17,128 (±551) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 1,850 homes per square mile of land.

38.9% are detached single-family houses.

4.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

19.5% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 17,128 (±551)
Detached houses: 38.9%
2–4 unit buildings: 4.8%
5+ unit buildings: 19.5%

Homes in Essex by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Essex	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Single-family, detached	38.9% (±2.2 points)	47.2%	51.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	35.9% (±2.5 points)	23.7%	21.3%	6.2%
2 units	2.0% (±1.1 points)	1.1%	1.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.8% (±1.1 points)	1.9%	2.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	3.5% (±1.6 points)	7.7%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	10.6% (±2.2 points)	10.0%	7.3%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.4% (±1.3 points)	7.5%	10.2%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.9% (±0.6 points)	0.8%	1.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Essex, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Baltimore County (25.2%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (22.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Essex

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Essex
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Essex	—	19.5% (±3.0 points)	—
Middle River	2.8 mi	15.8% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bowleys Quarters	3.4 mi	13.9% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Dundalk	3.7 mi	9.8% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Rosedale	3.9 mi	12.4% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Rossville	4.2 mi	44.9% (±7.1 points)	Higher
White Marsh	5.6 mi	24.5% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Edgemere	5.6 mi	3.1% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Overlea	5.8 mi	17.2% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bowleys Quarters, MD (13.9%), Dundalk, MD (9.8%), Rosedale, MD (12.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rossville, MD (44.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Baltimore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
11	Catonsville	25.8% (±3.4 points)
12	Lochearn	25.3% (±4.4 points)
13	Perry Hall	25.1% (±3.8 points)
14	White Marsh	24.5% (±6.0 points)
15	Timonium	23.9% (±4.0 points)
16	Woodlawn (Baltimore County)	22.3% (±3.3 points)
17	Essex	19.5% (±3.0 points)
18	Randallstown	19.4% (±3.5 points)
19	Parkville	19.1% (±3.8 points)
20	Honeygo	18.1% (±3.6 points)
21	Overlea	17.2% (±3.5 points)
22	Lansdowne	17.0% (±6.5 points)
23	Middle River	15.8% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Baltimore County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Essex is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Essex

How many homes are in Essex?

Essex, MD has an estimated 17,128 (±551) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Essex houses or apartments?

38.9% are detached houses and 35.9% attached houses, while 24.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Essex?

4.8% of homes in Essex are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Essex CDP, Maryland

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Essex CDP, Maryland (place:26600, in state:24).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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