Morris Plains vs Troy Hills

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

Morris Plains and Troy Hills 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 5,183 in Troy Hills). Troy Hills has the higher median household income ($180,618 vs $149,623 in Morris Plains). Troy Hills has the higher median home value ($634,600 vs $609,700 in Morris Plains).

Population, income & housing

	Morris Plains	Troy Hills
Population	6,214	5,183
Median age	42.2 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$149,623	$180,618
Median home value	$609,700	$634,600
Median gross rent	$2,686	$3,250
Housing units	2,591	1,657
Homeownership rate	74.7%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.8%	62.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morris Plains	Troy Hills
Population	5,748 → 6,214 (+8.1%)	4,752 → 5,183 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$128,438 → $149,623 (+16.5%)	$162,885 → $180,618 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$517,500 → $609,700 (+17.8%)	$521,200 → $634,600 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,524 → $2,686 (+6.4%)	$2,935 → $3,250 (+10.7%)

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

Troy Hills

Population

4,7525,183

Median household income

$162,885$180,618

Median home value

$521,200$634,600

Median gross rent

$2,935$3,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morris Plains	Troy Hills
Under 5	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	5.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	18.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	17.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.2%
75 and over	5.5%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morris Plains	Troy Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	45.1%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	48.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morris Plains	Troy Hills
No high school diploma	3.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	10.5%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.8%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31.0%	33.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morris Plains	Troy Hills
Drove alone	63.5%	65.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	4.2%
Public transit	4.2%	5.0%
Walked	1.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	21.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morris Plains	Troy Hills
1-unit, detached	71.2%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	19.1%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Morris Plains	Troy Hills
Poverty rate	3.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.46	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1962	1976