Sussex County, New Jersey

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

Sussex County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for median household income (66th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	145,807	9,343,809	334,922,499	467th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$116,186	$103,556	$80,734	66th of 3,221
Median Age	43.8	40.1	38.9	981st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.3%	43.6%	35.7%	273rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$369,400	$454,400	$332,700	365th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,585	$1,720	$1,413	200th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.5%	9.7%	12.5%	3147th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	6.3%	5.2%	1172nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	281.2	1,270.4	n/a	520th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.7%	23.9%	14.1%	493rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	651st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.7%	63.8%	65.2%	198th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.3	30.5	26.4	76th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.9%	16.8%	15.1%	437th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.7%	n/a	n/a	2879th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.0%	49.8%	46.9%	579th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.0%	n/a	n/a	105th 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 Sussex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.9%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.8	66.4	61.4

Age in Sussex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	43.8	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.5%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.8%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Sussex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	57,767	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	69.3%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.5%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sussex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$57,252	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.4%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.1%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.6%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.8%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.5%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	13.9%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Sussex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	62,865	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.0%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.4%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.1%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.3%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.8%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$8,568	$9,590	n/a

Education in Sussex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.2%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.0%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.8%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.5%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sussex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.3%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.2%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.2%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.3%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sussex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Sussex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.7%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.0%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.8%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.9%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.4%	24.5%	16.7%

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