Morris County, New Jersey

50 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 510,375
Median household income: $134,929
Median home value: $557,000

Home to 510,375 residents, Morris County is one of New Jersey's counties. 50 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $134,929 runs above the New Jersey figure of $101,050.

Between 2019 and 2023, Morris County's population grew 3.4% from 493,379 to 510,375, while its median household income rose 16.8% from $115,527 to $134,929.

Owners occupy 73.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 510,375
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $134,929
Median home value: $557,000
Median gross rent: $1,860
Housing units: 198,611
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

493,379510,375

Median household income

$115,527$134,929

Median home value

$456,200$557,000

Median gross rent

$1,534$1,860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	493,379	$115,527	$456,200	$1,534
2020	492,715	$117,298	$462,100	$1,622
2021	508,347	$123,727	$474,500	$1,713
2022	508,816	$130,808	$531,800	$1,814
2023	510,375	$134,929	$557,000	$1,860

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25,471	5.0%
5 to 17	80,690	15.8%
18 to 24	41,867	8.2%
25 to 34	57,194	11.2%
35 to 44	65,510	12.8%
45 to 54	72,196	14.1%
55 to 64	76,688	15.0%
65 to 74	50,990	10.0%
75 and over	39,769	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	341,684	66.9%
Black or African American	15,264	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	177	0.0%
Asian	54,003	10.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	3,278	0.6%
Two or more races	16,969	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78,992	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate19.0%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree33.6%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17,729	4.9%
High school graduate	68,681	19.0%
Some college or associate's	68,503	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	121,697	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	85,737	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit3.5%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	180,839	68.1%
Carpooled	15,319	5.8%
Public transit	9,261	3.5%
Walked	4,428	1.7%
Bicycle	301	0.1%
Worked from home	51,964	19.6%
Other means	3,306	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47,203	22.1%
15 to 29 min	69,057	32.4%
30 to 44 min	49,099	23.0%
45 to 59 min	21,804	10.2%
60+ min	26,291	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 5.1% (25,572 of 502,694)

	Count	Share
Family households	134,530	70.1%
Nonfamily households	57,310	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	191,840	96.6%
Vacant	6,771	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	141,771	73.9%
Renter-occupied	50,069	26.1%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	129,288	65.1%
1-unit, attached	16,561	8.3%
2 to 4 units	13,781	6.9%
5 to 19 units	18,093	9.1%
20 or more units	20,370	10.3%
Mobile home & other	518	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 34027
State: New Jersey
Land area: 461 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 40.8589, -74.5473