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Sussex County

Population in July 2007: 2,144. Population change since 2000: -0.3%
 

Males: 1,024  (47.8%)
Females: 1,120  (52.2%)
Median resident age:  36.1 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07461.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,539 (it was $36,172 in 2000)
Sussex:  $43,539
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $267,669 (it was $123,600 in 2000)
Sussex:  $267,669
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $254,848; Detached houses: $255,002; Townhouses or other attached units: $278,504; In 2-unit structures: $237,618
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Races in Sussex:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Sussex: 126.0 (high, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: Irish (20.4%), Italian (17.5%), German (16.0%), English (13.6%), United States (6.8%), Dutch (6.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 464 feet

Land area: 0.60 square miles.

Population density: 3596 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Sussex

  • High school or higher: 75.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sussex borough

  • Never married: 30.0%
  • Now married: 42.6%
  • Separated: 5.7%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

34 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.6%
New Jersey:  17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sussex:  2.1% ($2,656)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (30.7 miles , pop. 54,069).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (43.8 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (53.1 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Hamburg borough, NJ (4.6 miles ), Franklin borough, NJ (6.6 miles ), Unionville, NY (7.0 miles ), Vernon Valley, NJ (8.5 miles ), Ogdensburg borough, NJ (9.0 miles ), Minisink, NY (9.6 miles ), Highland Lake, NJ (10.4 miles ), Branchville borough, NJ (10.7 miles ).

Latitude: 41.21 N, Longitude: 74.61 W

Area code: 973

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Population change in the 1990s: -109 (-4.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Sussex-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the Sussex city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 18.1 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Sussex:
  • ST CLARE'S HOSPITAL (20 WALNUT ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sussex:
  • BON SECOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PORT JERVIS, NY)
  • NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; NEWTON, NJ)
  • ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WARWICK, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Sussex, NJ

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sussex:
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 36 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: MSV)
  • STEWART INT'L (about 41 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID: SWF)
  • TETERBORO (about 46 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sussex:
  • SUSSEX (about 1 miles; SUSSEX, NJ; ID: FWN)
  • NEWTON (about 17 miles; NEWTON, NJ; ID: 3N5)
  • AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 17 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; ID: 12N)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sussex:
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 26 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,202)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 31 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 32 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
Public high school in Sussex:
Public elementary/middle school in Sussex:
Private elementary/middle school in Sussex:
  • SUSSEX CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSN (Students: 187; Location: 51 UNIONVILLE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)

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Lake: Clove Acres Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: D A R Van Bunschooten Museum (1097 State Route 23).

Hotel: High Point Country Inn (1328 State Route 23).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sussex and their reported violations in the past:

SUSSEX WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 2201, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-08-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-08-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-1997)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
THE VILLAGE OF LAKE GLENWOOD (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 6 minor monitoring violations
  • 133 regular monitoring violations
TOYE - SNACKBAR/OFFICE (Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.8%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  9.6%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  11.0%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sussex, NJ


10 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Sussex compared to New Jersey state average:

Sussex, New Jersey environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sussex (2007 data):
  • Lakeland Bank: Wantage Branch at 205 State Route 23, branch established on 1964-10-27. Info updated 2006-07-31: Bank assets: $2,255.2 mil, Deposits: $1,869.6 mil, headquarters in Newfoundland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Sussex Branch at 59 Main Street, branch established on 1963-06-28. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • SussexBank: Wantage Branch at 455 Route 23, branch established on 1992-06-08. Info updated 2006-11-28: Bank assets: $353.6 mil, Deposits: $300.2 mil, headquarters in Franklin, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Sussex Bancorp



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2004 Presidential Election results in Sussex County New Jersey:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Utility gas (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 0$0 4$4,246
Other Government Administration 1$5,212$62,5447$5,148
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,209
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 3$1,388
Financial Administration 0$0 4$7,160
Streets and Highways 5$14,787$35,4890$0
Totals for Government 6$19,999$39,99820$19,151



6.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.32%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($265 average AGI)
Sussex County:  0.04%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Morris County, NJ  1.69% ($63,845 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ  0.77% ($58,259)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.71% ($66,851)


6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($65,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.75%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)
Sussex County:  0.03%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Morris County, NJ  1.40% ($51,394 average AGI)
to Passaic County, NJ  0.41% ($47,212)
to Warren County, NJ  0.31% ($55,607)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sussex:
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sussex:
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WTSX (96.7 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: PORT JERVIS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRPJ (88.9 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WXHD (90.1 FM; MOUNT HOPE, NY; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WHCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZAD (97.3 FM; WURTSBORO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDHA-FM (105.5 FM; DOVER, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WOSR (91.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sussex:
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W36AZ (Channel 36; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Sussex, New Jersey:
  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
New Jersey average:
  • Fatal accident count: 88
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 129
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
  • Fatalities: 96
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 227
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16

Sussex fatal accident list:
May 8, 2004 05:11 AM, Walnut Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Apr 16, 1993 04:23 AM, Us206, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 31, 1978 12:20 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 22, 1975 11:23 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Marin Fettman, 769 Route 23 (Nj-07-132a), Type: Tower, Structure height: 38.1 m, Overall height: 38.1 m
    Registrant: 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
  • Tim McDougall, 2.4 Mi Ssw Of Vernon Nj 3.75 Mi Ene Of Hamburg Ny ( 092876 ), Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.2 m, Overall height: 63.1 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave. 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7617

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Sussex, NJ)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • High Point, Off Hwy #23 7 Miles Nw Of Sussex, Call Sign: KEK273
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.540 MHz
    Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/05/1999
    Registrant: Belle Mead Telephone, Inc., 3 Mira Court, Marlboro, NJ 07746

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Sussex Airport, Type: Mast, Structure height: 133.5 m, Overall height: 136.5 m, Call Sign: WQBI347, Licensee ID: L00871879
    Assigned Frequencies : 121.725 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/13/2004, Expiration Date: 10/13/2014, Certifier: Paul G Styger
    Registrant: Sussex Airport Inc., 53 Route 639, Sussex, NJ 07461, Phone: (973) 875-7337, Fax: (973) 875-1273, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 78 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sussex)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 58 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Sussex)

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