Morris Plains vs Wharton

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

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

Wharton has the higher population (7,254 vs 6,214 in Morris Plains). Morris Plains has the higher median household income ($149,623 vs $92,548 in Wharton). Morris Plains has the higher median home value ($609,700 vs $348,100 in Wharton).

Population, income & housing

	Morris Plains	Wharton
Population	6,214	7,254
Median age	42.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$149,623	$92,548
Median home value	$609,700	$348,100
Median gross rent	$2,686	$1,886
Housing units	2,591	2,923
Homeownership rate	74.7%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.8%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morris Plains	Wharton
Population	5,748 → 6,214 (+8.1%)	6,474 → 7,254 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$128,438 → $149,623 (+16.5%)	$80,000 → $92,548 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$517,500 → $609,700 (+17.8%)	$299,600 → $348,100 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,524 → $2,686 (+6.4%)	$1,681 → $1,886 (+12.2%)

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

Wharton

Population

6,4747,254

Median household income

$80,000$92,548

Median home value

$299,600$348,100

Median gross rent

$1,681$1,886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morris Plains	Wharton
Under 5	5.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.2%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.7%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	18.0%	18.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.7%
75 and over	5.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morris Plains	Wharton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	44.8%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	51.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morris Plains	Wharton
No high school diploma	3.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	10.5%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.8%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morris Plains	Wharton
Drove alone	63.5%	74.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	12.8%
Public transit	4.2%	1.6%
Walked	1.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	8.1%
Other means	0.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morris Plains	Wharton
1-unit, detached	71.2%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	11.5%
20 or more units	11.2%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Morris Plains	Wharton
Poverty rate	3.0%	18.8%
Average household size	2.46	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1962	1968