Crandon Lakes vs Sussex

A side-by-side comparison of Crandon Lakes and Sussex: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sussex has the higher population (2,004 vs 1,258 in Crandon Lakes). Crandon Lakes has the higher median household income ($92,434 vs $72,601 in Sussex). Crandon Lakes has the higher median home value ($279,500 vs $258,400 in Sussex).

Population, income & housing

	Crandon Lakes	Sussex
Population	1,258	2,004
Median age	43.4 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,434	$72,601
Median home value	$279,500	$258,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,422
Housing units	489	1,023
Homeownership rate	95.9%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crandon Lakes	Sussex
Population	1,252 → 1,258 (+0.5%)	1,870 → 2,004 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$78,542 → $92,434 (+17.7%)	$54,196 → $72,601 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$227,300 → $279,500 (+23.0%)	$212,400 → $258,400 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,237 → $1,380 (+11.6%)	$1,216 → $1,422 (+16.9%)

Crandon Lakes

Population

1,2521,258

Median household income

$78,542$92,434

Median home value

$227,300$279,500

Median gross rent

$1,237$1,380

Sussex

Population

1,8702,004

Median household income

$54,196$72,601

Median home value

$212,400$258,400

Median gross rent

$1,216$1,422

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crandon Lakes	Sussex
Under 5	3.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	11.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	12.4%
25 to 34	8.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	15.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	17.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	3.8%
75 and over	11.8%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crandon Lakes	Sussex
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crandon Lakes	Sussex
No high school diploma	2.8%	12.2%
High school graduate	30.5%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crandon Lakes	Sussex
Drove alone	86.1%	85.8%
Carpooled	1.9%	7.0%
Public transit	2.3%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crandon Lakes	Sussex
1-unit, detached	100.0%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	26.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crandon Lakes	Sussex
Poverty rate	2.8%	10.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	32	47
Median year structure built	1966	1954