Morris Plains vs Towaco

A side-by-side comparison of Morris Plains and Towaco: population, income, housing, and more.

Morris Plains and Towaco are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Morris Plains has the higher population (6,214 vs 5,627 in Towaco). Towaco has the higher median household income ($197,696 vs $149,623 in Morris Plains). Towaco has the higher median home value ($690,900 vs $609,700 in Morris Plains).

Population, income & housing

	Morris Plains	Towaco
Population	6,214	5,627
Median age	42.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$149,623	$197,696
Median home value	$609,700	$690,900
Median gross rent	$2,686	$2,726
Housing units	2,591	2,052
Homeownership rate	74.7%	94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.8%	73.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morris Plains	Towaco
Population	5,748 → 6,214 (+8.1%)	5,244 → 5,627 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$128,438 → $149,623 (+16.5%)	$91,063 → $197,696 (+117.1%)
Median home value	$517,500 → $609,700 (+17.8%)	$486,600 → $690,900 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,524 → $2,686 (+6.4%)	$2,653 → $2,726 (+2.8%)

Morris Plains

Population

5,7486,214

Median household income

$128,438$149,623

Median home value

$517,500$609,700

Median gross rent

$2,524$2,686

Towaco

Population

5,2445,627

Median household income

$91,063$197,696

Median home value

$486,600$690,900

Median gross rent

$2,653$2,726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morris Plains	Towaco
Under 5	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	5.2%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	18.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	18.2%
65 to 74	10.9%	8.7%
75 and over	5.5%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morris Plains	Towaco
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	76.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	14.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morris Plains	Towaco
No high school diploma	3.0%	0.3%
High school graduate	10.5%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	37.8%	43.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.0%	29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morris Plains	Towaco
Drove alone	63.5%	69.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	2.3%
Public transit	4.2%	5.7%
Walked	1.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	22.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morris Plains	Towaco
1-unit, detached	71.2%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	2.3%
20 or more units	11.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Morris Plains	Towaco
Poverty rate	3.0%	1.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1962	1973