Sussex County, New Jersey

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 145,117
Median household income: $114,316
Median home value: $342,800

Home to 145,117 residents, Sussex County is one of New Jersey's counties. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $114,316, its median household income sits above New Jersey's $101,050.

From 2019 to 2023, Sussex County's population grew 2.6% from 141,483 to 145,117, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $94,520 to $114,316.

The typical home was built around 1972. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 145,117
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $114,316
Median home value: $342,800
Median gross rent: $1,503
Housing units: 62,825
Homeownership rate: 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	141,483	$94,520	$267,500	$1,314
2020	140,996	$96,222	$271,500	$1,337
2021	144,492	$101,645	$282,700	$1,387
2022	144,808	$111,094	$322,300	$1,501
2023	145,117	$114,316	$342,800	$1,503

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,812	4.7%
5 to 17	21,582	14.9%
18 to 24	11,059	7.6%
25 to 34	16,659	11.5%
35 to 44	17,723	12.2%
45 to 54	20,326	14.0%
55 to 64	24,182	16.7%
65 to 74	16,850	11.6%
75 and over	9,924	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	117,519	81.0%
Black or African American	3,292	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.0%
Asian	2,704	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	735	0.5%
Two or more races	4,805	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,039	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,838	4.6%
High school graduate	29,260	27.7%
Some college or associate's	29,330	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	27,233	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15,003	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58,979	77.4%
Carpooled	4,691	6.2%
Public transit	829	1.1%
Walked	627	0.8%
Bicycle	16	0.0%
Worked from home	10,459	13.7%
Other means	625	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,432	18.9%
15 to 29 min	16,509	25.1%
30 to 44 min	12,904	19.6%
45 to 59 min	10,241	15.6%
60+ min	13,681	20.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 5.4% (7,794 of 143,936)

	Count	Share
Family households	40,771	71.1%
Nonfamily households	16,557	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57,328	91.3%
Vacant	5,497	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	48,678	84.9%
Renter-occupied	8,650	15.1%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	49,114	78.2%
1-unit, attached	4,108	6.5%
2 to 4 units	3,241	5.2%
5 to 19 units	3,402	5.4%
20 or more units	1,779	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1,181	1.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 34037
State: New Jersey
Land area: 518 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 41.1375, -74.6919