Sussex vs Vernon Center

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

Sussex and Vernon Center 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 1,490 in Vernon Center). Vernon Center has the higher median household income ($74,853 vs $72,601 in Sussex). Sussex has the higher median home value ($258,400 vs $160,300 in Vernon Center).

Population, income & housing

	Sussex	Vernon Center
Population	2,004	1,490
Median age	43.8 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,601	$74,853
Median home value	$258,400	$160,300
Median gross rent	$1,422	$1,492
Housing units	1,023	1,257
Homeownership rate	36.6%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sussex	Vernon Center
Population	1,870 → 2,004 (+7.2%)	1,371 → 1,490 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$54,196 → $72,601 (+34.0%)	$61,339 → $74,853 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$212,400 → $258,400 (+21.7%)	$141,800 → $160,300 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,216 → $1,422 (+16.9%)	$1,226 → $1,492 (+21.7%)

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

Vernon Center

Population

1,3711,490

Median household income

$61,339$74,853

Median home value

$141,800$160,300

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,492

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sussex	Vernon Center
Under 5	4.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	2.6%
18 to 24	12.4%	14.8%
25 to 34	11.6%	19.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	15.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	17.1%	22.8%
65 to 74	3.8%	6.4%
75 and over	11.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sussex	Vernon Center
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	79.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sussex	Vernon Center
No high school diploma	12.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	39.8%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sussex	Vernon Center
Drove alone	85.8%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	4.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sussex	Vernon Center
1-unit, detached	38.3%	13.1%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	26.2%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	20.5%	63.0%
20 or more units	9.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Sussex	Vernon Center
Poverty rate	10.6%	6.7%
Average household size	2.02	1.50
Mean commute (minutes)	47	44
Median year structure built	1954	1983