Morris County, New Jersey

Interactive maps and statistics for Morris County, New Jersey: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New Jersey and the United States.

Morris County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for total population (143rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (19th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	514,528	9,343,809	334,922,499	143rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$137,326	$103,556	$80,734	19th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	40.1	38.9	1324th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	57.8%	43.6%	35.7%	33rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$582,500	$454,400	$332,700	92nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,904	$1,720	$1,413	69th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.9%	9.7%	12.5%	3187th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	6.3%	5.2%	1111th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,116.0	1,270.4	n/a	162nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	19.8%	23.9%	14.1%	118th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.7	n/a	n/a	91st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.3%	63.8%	65.2%	1653rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.8	30.5	26.4	546th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.8%	16.8%	15.1%	93rd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.6%	n/a	n/a	2888th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.0%	49.8%	46.9%	226th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.0%	n/a	n/a	54th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Morris County, New Jersey

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.0%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	10.7%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.8	66.4	61.4

Age in Morris County, New Jersey

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	42.6	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.7%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Morris County, New Jersey

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	193,245	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	70.3%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.2%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.3%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.5%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Morris County, New Jersey

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$71,044	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.9%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.1%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.9%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	32.3%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.9%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	11.7%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.7%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Morris County, New Jersey

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	199,506	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.1%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.1%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.1%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.7%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.0%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$9,590	n/a

Education in Morris County, New Jersey

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	5.1%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.6%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.5%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	33.7%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.1%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Morris County, New Jersey

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.5%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.3%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.3%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.0%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.1%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Morris County, New Jersey

Statistic	Morris County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.6%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	12.2%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.5%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	73.4%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.8%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	21.0%	24.5%	16.7%

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