Sussex vs Vernon Valley

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

Sussex and Vernon Valley 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 983 in Vernon Valley). Vernon Valley has the higher median household income ($123,707 vs $72,601 in Sussex). Vernon Valley has the higher median home value ($321,600 vs $258,400 in Sussex).

Population, income & housing

	Sussex	Vernon Valley
Population	2,004	983
Median age	43.8 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,601	$123,707
Median home value	$258,400	$321,600
Median gross rent	$1,422	—
Housing units	1,023	426
Homeownership rate	36.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sussex	Vernon Valley
Population	1,870 → 2,004 (+7.2%)	1,448 → 983 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$54,196 → $72,601 (+34.0%)	$110,577 → $123,707 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$212,400 → $258,400 (+21.7%)	$237,000 → $321,600 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,216 → $1,422 (+16.9%)	—

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 Valley

Population

1,448983

Median household income

$110,577$123,707

Median home value

$237,000$321,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sussex	Vernon Valley
Under 5	4.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	11.6%	1.6%
18 to 24	12.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	4.3%
45 to 54	15.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	17.1%	18.3%
65 to 74	3.8%	27.1%
75 and over	11.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sussex	Vernon Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sussex	Vernon Valley
No high school diploma	12.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	39.8%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sussex	Vernon Valley
Drove alone	85.8%	65.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.8%
Public transit	1.2%	3.3%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sussex	Vernon Valley
1-unit, detached	38.3%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	26.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sussex	Vernon Valley
Poverty rate	10.6%	2.5%
Average household size	2.02	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	47	37
Median year structure built	1954	1976