Hopatcong

Population: 14,470
Median household income: $114,057
Median home value: $318,600

Located in Sussex County, New Jersey, Hopatcong is a community with a population of 14,470. The median household income of $114,057 is in line with the Sussex County median ($114,316).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hopatcong's population grew 1.3% from 14,281 to 14,470, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $237,000 to $318,600.

34.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 89.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,470
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $114,057
Median home value: $318,600
Median gross rent: $1,563
Housing units: 6,427
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,28114,470

Median household income

$89,400$114,057

Median home value

$237,000$318,600

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,563

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,281	$89,400	$237,000	$1,456
2020	14,228	$97,679	$240,600	$1,505
2021	14,395	$99,177	$246,800	$1,451
2022	14,411	$107,670	$284,600	$1,682
2023	14,470	$114,057	$318,600	$1,563

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	587	4.1%
5 to 17	2,102	14.5%
18 to 24	936	6.5%
25 to 34	1,945	13.4%
35 to 44	2,367	16.4%
45 to 54	2,348	16.2%
55 to 64	2,255	15.6%
65 to 74	1,287	8.9%
75 and over	643	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,046	69.4%
Black or African American	307	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	441	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.9%
Two or more races	334	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,213	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	539	5.0%
High school graduate	3,156	29.1%
Some college or associate's	3,446	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,440	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,264	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,569	76.9%
Carpooled	537	6.3%
Public transit	94	1.1%
Walked	4	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,299	15.2%
Other means	43	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,166	16.1%
15 to 29 min	1,824	25.2%
30 to 44 min	1,849	25.5%
45 to 59 min	993	13.7%
60+ min	1,415	19.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 4.2% (602 of 14,470)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,123	70.6%
Nonfamily households	1,719	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,842	90.9%
Vacant	585	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,228	89.5%
Renter-occupied	614	10.5%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,038	93.9%
1-unit, attached	90	1.4%
2 to 4 units	221	3.4%
5 to 19 units	55	0.9%
20 or more units	23	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3432910
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 1.53 sq mi
Center point: 40.9516, -74.6624