Cumberland County vs Sussex County

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

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

Cumberland County has the higher population (152,915 vs 145,117 in Sussex County). Sussex County has the higher median household income ($114,316 vs $64,499 in Cumberland County). Sussex County has the higher median home value ($342,800 vs $205,600 in Cumberland County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Population	152,915	145,117
Median age	37.6 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,499	$114,316
Median home value	$205,600	$342,800
Median gross rent	$1,254	$1,503
Housing units	57,203	62,825
Homeownership rate	65.6%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Population	151,906 → 152,915 (+0.7%)	141,483 → 145,117 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$54,149 → $64,499 (+19.1%)	$94,520 → $114,316 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $205,600 (+26.5%)	$267,500 → $342,800 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,069 → $1,254 (+17.3%)	$1,314 → $1,503 (+14.4%)

Cumberland County

Population

151,906152,915

Median household income

$54,149$64,499

Median home value

$162,500$205,600

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,254

Sussex County

Population

141,483145,117

Median household income

$94,520$114,316

Median home value

$267,500$342,800

Median gross rent

$1,314$1,503

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Under 5	6.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	16.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.6%
75 and over	6.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	81.0%
Black or African American	17.1%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
No high school diploma	18.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	39.1%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Drove alone	78.0%	77.4%
Carpooled	12.8%	6.2%
Public transit	1.1%	1.1%
Walked	1.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	13.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
1-unit, detached	67.0%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	5.4%
20 or more units	6.5%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Sussex County
Poverty rate	16.3%	5.4%
Average household size	2.68	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1968	1972