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Area median family income (HUD) in Essex County

Area median family income (HUD) in Essex County was $94,200 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 2.5% from 2025. That is the 38th highest of 62 counties in 2026.

2026, USD94,200
Change on 2025+2.5%
Rank38th of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high94,2002026
Series low55,1002010

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Area median family income (HUD) in Essex County, 2010 to 2026

50K60K70K80K90K100K2010201320162019202220262010: 55,100 USD2011: 59,300 USD2012: 60,100 USD2013: 59,300 USD2014: 59,500 USD2015: 61,900 USD2016: 62,500 USD2017: 66,200 USD2018: 69,500 USD2019: 70,300 USD2020: 73,700 USD2021: 72,400 USD2022: 76,100 USD2023: 80,100 USD2024: 86,300 USD2025: 91,900 USD2026: 94,200 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-16.
All 17 values
PeriodUSD
202694,200
202591,900
202486,300
202380,100
202276,100
202172,400
202073,700
201970,300
201869,500
201766,200
201662,500
201561,900
201459,500
201359,300
201260,100
201159,300
201055,100

Rankings

Definition

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Area median family income (HUD), Essex County, 2010 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Area median family income (HUD), Essex County, 2010 to 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/essex-county-new-york. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Area median family income (HUD), Essex County, 2010 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/essex-county-new-york.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Area median family income (HUD), Essex County, 2010 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/essex-county-new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the area median family income (HUD) in Essex County?

Area median family income (HUD) in Essex County was $94,200 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 2.5% from 2025. That is the 38th highest of 62 counties in 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest area median family income (HUD) in Essex County?

$94,200 in 2026, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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