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Sussex County, NJ

146,132 Population
518.5 square miles 281.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$54,807 ±$3,082 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in New Jersey: $52,583 ±$435
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$110,785 ±$6,230 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $99,781 ±$1,061
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

4.9% ±1.2% (7,099  ±1,719) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 886,772 (±0.3% / ±27,839)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

35.6 minutes ±2 (2,455,785  ±168,196) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.4 126,643,450 (±0.3 / ±1,324,142)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

58,679 ±1,173 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,538,457 ±8,891
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (144,951  ±39) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 † 9,122,744 (±,157 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.2% ±2.5% (1,867  ±751) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 108,771 (±0.3% / ±6,919)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

62,889 ±48 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,803,652 ±1,675
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$367,500 ±$8,844 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $461,000 ±$2,830
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

6.2% ±1.9% (9,010  ±2,686.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.4% 860,587 (±0.3% / ±27,733.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

95.4% ±4% (102,533  ±4,333.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,903,558 (±0.6% / ±39,527)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
41.4% ±2.6% (44,471  ±2,769.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 43.8% 2,850,285 (±0.4% / ±26,559.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.2% ±38,623% (14,846  ±1,911) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 24.2% † 2,250,431 (±1,448.4% / ±28,235)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.6% ±0.9% (5,436  ±1,068) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.6% 258,485 (±0.1% / ±8,678)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
5,436 Total veterans ±1,068 5,072 Male ±984 364 Female ±269

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