Hamburg vs Sussex

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

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

Hamburg has the higher population (3,293 vs 2,004 in Sussex). Hamburg has the higher median household income ($90,655 vs $72,601 in Sussex). Sussex has the higher median home value ($258,400 vs $258,200 in Hamburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	Sussex
Population	3,293	2,004
Median age	41.6 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$90,655	$72,601
Median home value	$258,200	$258,400
Median gross rent	$1,714	$1,422
Housing units	1,575	1,023
Homeownership rate	75.7%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	Sussex
Population	3,148 → 3,293 (+4.6%)	1,870 → 2,004 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$76,650 → $90,655 (+18.3%)	$54,196 → $72,601 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$182,500 → $258,200 (+41.5%)	$212,400 → $258,400 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,376 → $1,714 (+24.6%)	$1,216 → $1,422 (+16.9%)

Hamburg

Population

3,1483,293

Median household income

$76,650$90,655

Median home value

$182,500$258,200

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,714

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)

	Hamburg	Sussex
Under 5	6.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	8.7%	11.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	12.4%
25 to 34	17.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	15.7%
55 to 64	18.4%	17.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	3.8%
75 and over	5.6%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	Sussex
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	79.7%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	Sussex
No high school diploma	1.0%	12.2%
High school graduate	28.4%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	Sussex
Drove alone	71.8%	85.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	4.3%
Other means	5.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	Sussex
1-unit, detached	39.4%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	26.1%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	26.2%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	20.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	Sussex
Poverty rate	7.6%	10.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	33	47
Median year structure built	1983	1954