Morris County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	34%

Morris County:	2.9%
New Jersey:	8.7%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	8.5%

This county:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

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Races in Morris County, New Jersey:

Median resident age:	37.8 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 230,039	(48.9%)
Females: 240,173	(51.1%)

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Morris County:	2.7 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county	$86,492
New Jersey:	$61,672

Morris County	$511,887
New Jersey:	$333,900

Health of residents in Morris County based on 1215 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.8. This is significantly better than average.
81.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
36.6% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
46.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
71.0% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
85.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 186 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 147 pounds. This is less than average.
11.9% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Area name: Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morris County is $879 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1004 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1202 a month.

Cities in this county include: Morristown, Dover, Madison, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, White Meadow Lake, Washington Township, Florham Park, Boonton, Chatham.

2005 air pollution in Morris County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.011 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 33 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.018 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Essex County , Hunterdon County , Passaic County , Somerset County , Sussex County , Union County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Morris County: New York Catholic Summer Camp (A), Fairmount Country Club (B), Mendham Golf Course (C), Flanders Valley County Golf Course (D), Spring Brook Golf Course (E), Mazda Brook Golf Course (F), Southgate Corporate Park (G), Fosterfields Living Historical Farm (H), Four Bridges (I), Fox Hill Industrial Park (J), Sons of Poland Camp (K), Franklin Farms (L), Rockaway River Country Club (M), Slovak Sokol Camp (N), Mount Tabor Golf Course (O), Camp Morris (P), Camp Ranger (Q), Camp Saint John (R), International Trade Center (S), White Bridge (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Flanders Mall Shopping Center (1), Rockaway Town Square Mall Shopping Center (2), Ledgewood Mall Shopping Center (3), Randolph Shopping Center (4), Valley Mall Shopping Center (5), Jefferson Plaza Shopping Center (6), Morris County Mall Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Morris County include: First Presbyterian Church (A), Saint Mark Lutheran Church (B), Flanders United Methodist Church (C), Holy Family Chapel (D), Saint Mary's Church (E), Saint Marys Monastery (F), Saint Simon Roman Catholic Church (G), Saint Thomas More Church (H), Saint Virgil's Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Sinai Cemetery (1), Mount Freedom Hebrew Cemetery (2), Mount Freedom Cemetery (3), Gate of Heaven Cemetery (4), Convent Cemetery (5), Cooks Cemetery (6), Beth Israel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Diamond Springs Pond (A), Intervale, Lake (B), Winona, Lake (C), Denmark, Lake (D), Black River Pond (E), Egbert Lake (F), Duck Pond (G), Pleasant Valley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Brook (A), Rhinehart Brook (B), Malapardis Brook (C), Loantaka Brook (D), Rockaway River (E), Walnut Creek (F), Russia Brook (G), Hibernia Brook (H), Weldon Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Morris County include: Normandy Park (1), Mortimer L Schiff Boy Scout Reservation (2), Wildcat Ridge (3), Wildcat Ridge State Wildlife Management Area (4), Willowwood Arboretum (5), Tourne County Park (6), Lewis Morris Park (7), Sommers PArk (8), Tiger Brook Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Cedar Knolls Post Office (A), Brookside Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.0%
New Jersey:	4.1%

Current college students: 25,292
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 44.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 72,638 (50% naturalized citizens)

Morris County:	15.4%
Whole state:	17.5%

Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 120,885
• One, attached: 11,952
• Two: 7,315
• 3 or 4: 6,353
• 5 to 9: 6,376
• 10 to 19: 9,791
• 20 or more: 11,140
• Mobile homes: 527
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Morris County with a mortgage: 88,870 (8,376 second mortgage, 15,011 home equity loan, 441 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28,403

Morris County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 194,668 (81%) Carpooled: 19,709 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 3,163 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 49 (0%) Subway or elevated: 276 (0%) Railroad: 6,396 (3%) Ferryboat: 18 (0%) Taxi: 216 (0%) Motorcycle: 102 (0%) Bicycle: 191 (0%) Walked: 4,388 (2%) Other means: 1,818 (1%) Worked at home: 8,845 (4%)

6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($85,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,309 average AGI)

Morris County:	0.12%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

4.01% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($49,989 average AGI)
2.22% relocated from other states ($34,523 average AGI)

Morris County:	2.22%
New Jersey average:	2.46%

from Essex County, NJ	0.74% ($87,001 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.66% ($68,059)
from Bergen County, NJ	0.52% ($89,098)
from Sussex County, NJ	0.43% ($51,394)
from Union County, NJ	0.31% ($92,825)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.31% ($90,490)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.27% ($76,575)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($84,644 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,962 average AGI)

Morris County:	0.10%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

3.52% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($38,190 average AGI)
3.38% relocated to other states ($44,492 average AGI)

Morris County:	3.38%
New Jersey average:	3.32%

to Sussex County, NJ	0.51% ($63,845 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ	0.44% ($77,483)
to Passaic County, NJ	0.43% ($55,519)
to Somerset County, NJ	0.33% ($105,778)
to Warren County, NJ	0.32% ($57,577)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.29% ($64,751)
to Bergen County, NJ	0.26% ($77,631)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 61,978 (56,347 aged, 5,631 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 407,586 (101,748 male householders, 23,978 female householders)

  108,774 spouses, 145,838 children (138,299 natural, 3,746 adopted, 3,793 stepchildren), 4,329 grandchildren, 3,249 brothers or sisters, 4,701 parents, 7,523 other relatives, 7,446 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 53,416 (18,766 male householders (14,590 living alone)), 25,302 female householders (21,932 living alone)), 9,348 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,210 (4,439 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 47,236 2-persons, 29,113 3-persons, 29,813 4-persons, 13,286 5-persons, 4,304 6-persons, 1,974 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 36,522 1-person, 6,463 2-persons, 705 3-persons, 233 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

80.3% of residents of Morris County speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
7.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,112,289,000 ($4327 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $364,578,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $978,594,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $433,294,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,097,000
Federal grants: $210,748,000
Federal procurement contracts: $229,689,000 ($171,691,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $256,867,000 ($165,701,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $19,337,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $159,368,000
Federal Government insurance: $707,010,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+30 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 102.95 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)

Here:	7.3
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

64% of Morris County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New Jersey.

Morris County:	63.6%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 268920
• Northeast: 86801
• Midwest: 14898
• South: 15368
• West: 5851

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $216,500

Here:	12.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	12.1%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	40.7%
New Jersey:	30.1%