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Morris County, New Jersey (NJ)

County population in 2022: 511,151 (93% urban, 7% rural); it was 470,212 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 100,161
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 35,155
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 128,990
Renter-occupied apartments: 45,218 (it was 40,721 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

35%

Land area: 469 sq. mi.

Water area: 12.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 1090 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Morris County: 113.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.1%), Manufacturing (12.7%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Morris County, NJ (2022)
    • 340,00266.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 76,01614.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 57,04311.2%Asian alone
    • 18,7253.7%Two or more races
    • 15,9403.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,2700.6%Some other race alone
    • 1550.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

42.4 years
New Jersey median age:

40.4 years
Males: 254,000  (49.7%)
Females: 257,151  (50.3%)
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Average household size:
Morris County:

2.0 people
New Jersey:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $131,795 ($77,340 in 1999)
This county:

$131,795
New Jersey:

$96,346

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,623 (lower quartile is $1,274, upper quartile is $2,095)
This county:

$1623
State:

$1399


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $546,600 (it was $250,400 in 2000)
Morris:

$546,600
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $399,200 - $733,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $664,752
Here:

$664,752
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $475,118
Here:

$475,118
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $385,608
Here:

$385,608
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $439,830
Here:

$439,830
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $288,279
Here:

$288,279
State:

$368,745

Mobile homes: $259,618
Here:

$259,618
State:

$119,788

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $3,023
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $1,253

Institutionalized population: 3,743

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0
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Health of residents in Morris County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.8. This is significantly better than average.
77.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
44.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
81.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
82.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 192 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 157 pounds. This is about average.
12.3% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 843 buildings, average cost: $213,500
  • 2021: 1011 buildings, average cost: $186,700
  • 2020: 964 buildings, average cost: $161,000
  • 2019: 787 buildings, average cost: $199,800
  • 2018: 771 buildings, average cost: $210,500
  • 2017: 658 buildings, average cost: $236,600
  • 2016: 556 buildings, average cost: $258,200
  • 2015: 743 buildings, average cost: $230,600
  • 2014: 658 buildings, average cost: $243,100
  • 2013: 716 buildings, average cost: $225,000
  • 2012: 577 buildings, average cost: $238,600
  • 2011: 398 buildings, average cost: $276,500
  • 2010: 409 buildings, average cost: $248,000
  • 2009: 328 buildings, average cost: $278,900
  • 2008: 402 buildings, average cost: $283,500
  • 2007: 688 buildings, average cost: $252,100
  • 2006: 791 buildings, average cost: $256,200
  • 2005: 927 buildings, average cost: $227,500
  • 2004: 888 buildings, average cost: $208,400
  • 2003: 885 buildings, average cost: $198,000
  • 2002: 1128 buildings, average cost: $164,800
  • 2001: 1038 buildings, average cost: $160,300
  • 2000: 2122 buildings, average cost: $122,800
  • 1999: 1460 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 1998: 1687 buildings, average cost: $135,100
  • 1997: 1449 buildings, average cost: $129,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Morris, NJ residents
Average permit cost in Morris, NJ

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $10,001 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $10,000 (2.0%)

Distribution of median household income in Morris, NJ in 2022
Distribution of house value in Morris, NJ in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Morris, NJ in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.1%
Morris County:

4.1%
New Jersey:

9.7%
(3.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.4% for Black residents, 8.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.7% for American Indian residents, 25.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 12.9% for other race residents, 5.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.4 years old
(Males: 41.1 years old, Females: 43.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.9 years old, Black residents: 41.1 years old, American Indian residents: 39.8 years old, Asian residents: 39.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.7 years old, Other race residents: 35.8 years old)

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, Succasunna-Kenvil, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Succasunna, White Meadow Lake, Florham Park, Boonton.

Morris County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Morris County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Adams County, Indiana , Andrew County, Missouri , Clarion County, Pennsylvania , Rich County, Utah , Greene County, Pennsylvania , Nodaway County, Missouri , Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska , Union County, Iowa .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.6%
New Jersey:

4.5%

Unemployment by year in Morris, NJ
County total employment by year in Morris, NJ
County average yearly wages by year in Morris, NJ

Current college students: 25,292
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 58.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 96,486 (66.3% naturalized citizens)

Morris County:

18.9%
Whole state:

23.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 25,1522010 or later
  • 24,1032000 to 2009
  • 17,8931990 to 1999
  • 17,0651980 to 1989
  • 10,4781970 to 1979
  • 15,400Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.2%

Morris County marital status for males Morris County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 129,367
  • One, attached: 17,406
  • Two: 7,339
  • 3 or 4: 7,750
  • 5 to 9: 7,816
  • 10 to 19: 9,666
  • 20 to 49: 9,328
  • 50 or more: 9,637
  • Mobile homes: 661

Housing units in Morris County with a mortgage: 97,002 (11,978 second mortgage, 104 home equity loan, 11,529 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,887

Here:

97.0% with mortgage
State:

95.9% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Morris County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic206,70049
Mainline Protestant32,353111
Evangelical Protestant25,97194
Other22,41443
Black Protestant3,2817
Orthodox3,1456
None198,412-
Morris County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 103
Morris County:

2.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Here:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 55
This county:

1.13 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

1.76 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
Morris County:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

0.81 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 428
This county:

8.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.15 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Morris County:

7.3%
New Jersey:

8.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Morris County:

20.4%
State:

23.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

20.1%
State:

18.0%

Agriculture in Morris County:

Average size of farms: 42 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $102,897
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $5434.01
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.42%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.48%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $84,067
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.61%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.25%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,572
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.50
Corn for grain: 876 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 210 harvested acres
Vegetables: 896 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 213 acres

Earthquake activity:

Morris County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 274.9 miles away from Morris County center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 213.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 255.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 253.5 miles away from Morris County center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New Jersey Tropical Storm Isaias, Incident Period: August 4, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4574-NJ: December 11, 2020, FEMA Id: 4574, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • New Jersey Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4488-NJ: March 25, 2020, FEMA Id: 4488, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New Jersey Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 6, 2018 - March 7, 2018, FEMA Id: 4368, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4264: March 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4264, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3354: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3354, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4086: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4086, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4048: November 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 4048, Natural disaster type: Storm
  • New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4021: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4021, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3332: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 26, 2010 to December 27, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1954: February 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1954, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • 19 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Morris County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 7, Snowstorms: 4, Heavy Rains: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Morris

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 214,633 (68.5%)
  • Carpooled: 19,473 (6.2%)
  • Bus: 1,550 (0.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 452 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 1,166 (0.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 5,479 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 248 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 6,158 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 64,125 (20.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care and social assistance (15%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (19%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (5%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
  • Architecture and engineering occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • India (19%)
  • Colombia (8%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Honduras (4%)
  • Mexico (4%)
  • Philippines (3%)
  • Dominican Republic (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Morris County


  • Italian (16%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • American (5%)
  • German (4%)
  • Polish (4%)
  • English (3%)
  • European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Morris County, New Jersey in 2010:

  • 3,529 people in college/university student housing
  • 2,628 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 804 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 483 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 411 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 372 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 161 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 158 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 99 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 84 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 58 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 27 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 27 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 25 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere

People in group quarters in Morris County, New Jersey in 2000:

  • 3,220 people in nursing homes
  • 2,840 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 683 people in religious group quarters
  • 619 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 580 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 284 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 248 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 176 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 126 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 123 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 75 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 67 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 59 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 27 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 23 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 15 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 10 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 10 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $159,890.

7.08% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($125,306 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.08%
New Jersey average:

6.70%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.66% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($76,674 average AGI)
2.42% relocated from other states ($48,632 average AGI)
Morris County:

2.42%
New Jersey average:

2.98%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Essex County, NJ  0.89% ($125,046 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ  0.73% ($83,765)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.64% ($96,065)
from Hudson County, NJ  0.57% ($168,526)
from Sussex County, NJ  0.39% ($81,067)
from Union County, NJ  0.38% ($162,899)
from New York County, NY  0.33% ($295,908)


7.05% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($142,356 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.05%
New Jersey average:

7.02%


0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
Morris County:

0.01%
New Jersey average:

0.02%

3.59% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($58,182 average AGI)
3.45% relocated to other states ($83,996 average AGI)
Morris County:

3.45%
New Jersey average:

3.32%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Sussex County, NJ  0.53% ($82,693 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ  0.43% ($119,158)
to Somerset County, NJ  0.39% ($142,591)
to Passaic County, NJ  0.35% ($85,259)
to Hudson County, NJ  0.34% ($107,964)
to Warren County, NJ  0.30% ($70,878)
to Bergen County, NJ  0.28% ($131,596)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 7.9

Births per 1000 population in Morris County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Morris County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 3.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 2.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Morris County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Morris County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Morris County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Morris County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Morris County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Morris County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Morris County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 66,998 (60,590 aged, 6,408 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 8,836 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Morris County, New Jersey in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (6,657)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (4,330)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (4,056)
  • Unspecified dementia (2,991)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,253)
  • Congestive heart failure (2,134)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,115)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,043)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,982)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (1,645)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.61
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,424
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 310
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,793

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,191
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 669
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 87
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 111

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 22
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 56.4. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Suffocation - 18.5
  • Firearm - 17.6
  • Poisoning - 11.3
  • Other - 9.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 511,151
  • Male householders: 102,075 (18,020 living alone), Female householders: 92,066 (27,700 living alone)
  • 116,125 spouses (115,259 opposite-sex spouses), 10,406 unmarried partners, (10,138 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 152,451 children (147,849 natural, 1,533 adopted, 3,069 stepchildren), 5,228 grandchildren, 4,731 brothers or sisters, 6,289 parents, 152 foster children, 6,074 other relatives, 6,959 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8,595

Size of family households: 54,812 2-persons, 32,207 3-persons, 33,356 4-persons, 10,903 5-persons, 3,637 6-persons, 2,314 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 45,720 1-person, 10,916 2-persons, 187 3-persons, 89 4-persons.

86,153 married couples with children.
11,017 single-parent households (2,460 men, 8,557 women).

74.6% of residents of Morris speak English at home.
10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
8.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,112,289,000 ($4,327 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 32,631
Here:

67 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 17,882
Here:

36 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +14,947
Here:

+30 per 1000 residents
State:

+33 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -8,825
Here -18 per 1000 residents
State -22 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Morris County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.7
State:

3.9

Year house built in Morris County, New Jersey
  • Year house built in Morris County, New Jersey
  • 1,3512020 or later
  • 8,5012010 to 2019
  • 18,1892000 to 2009
  • 21,4391990 to 1999
  • 26,3001980 to 1989
  • 25,8731970 to 1979
  • 30,9271960 to 1969
  • 27,9381950 to 1959
  • 12,5361940 to 1949
  • 25,9161939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Morris County, New Jersey
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morris County, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morris County, New Jersey
  • 1081 room
  • 7002 rooms
  • 3,4663 rooms
  • 8,4664 rooms
  • 14,4425 rooms
  • 23,2656 rooms
  • 23,6537 rooms
  • 23,3188 rooms
  • 48,0799+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morris County, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morris County, New Jersey
  • 3,9461 room
  • 5,0942 rooms
  • 12,7943 rooms
  • 13,2454 rooms
  • 6,1975 rooms
  • 2,5516 rooms
  • 1,9797 rooms
  • 1,0098 rooms
  • 1,8299+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Morris County, New Jersey
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Morris County, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Morris County, New Jersey
  • 249no bedroom
  • 4,7641 bedroom
  • 20,5042 bedrooms
  • 49,3143 bedrooms
  • 53,1194 bedrooms
  • 17,5475+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morris County, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morris County, New Jersey
  • 4,135no bedroom
  • 21,3981 bedroom
  • 16,4152 bedrooms
  • 4,2943 bedrooms
  • 1,8454 bedrooms
  • 5575+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Morris County, New Jersey in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Morris County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Morris County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,655no vehicle
  • 32,1881 vehicle
  • 69,0452 vehicles
  • 27,2013 vehicles
  • 10,6274 vehicles
  • 3,7815+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Morris County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Morris County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7,606no vehicle
  • 22,1191 vehicle
  • 15,6572 vehicles
  • 2,0593 vehicles
  • 8684 vehicles
  • 3355+ vehicles

90.3% of Morris County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New Jersey.

Morris County:

90.3%
State average:

90.4%

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

  • This state: 291,499
  • Other state: 115,592
  • Northeast: 79,956
  • Midwest: 12,637
  • South: 14,750
  • West: 8,249
Year householders moved into unit in Morris County, NJ
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Morris County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 74.3%Utility gas
  • 15.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.5%Electricity
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 61.3%Utility gas
  • 26.0%Electricity
  • 6.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,574
Here:

9.9%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,436
Here:

15.1%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8,542
Here:

41.0%
New Jersey:

33.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Morris County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,485,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,220,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,772,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,040,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,246,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,122,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $49,825,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,807,000
    Higher Education - Other: $34,069,000
    Higher Education - Other: $30,949,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,954,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,675,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,129,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,459,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $588,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $553,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $449,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $340,000
    Other: $176,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $164,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $120,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,528,000
    Other Higher Education: $9,353,000
    Regular Highways: $9,180,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,493,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,502,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,265,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,428,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,422,000
    Parks and Recreation: $831,000
    Correctional Institutions: $734,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $728,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $696,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $631,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $616,000
    Parks and Recreation: $542,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $487,000
    Central Staff Services: $417,000
    Police Protection: $296,000
    Local Fire Protection: $170,000
    Central Staff Services: $123,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $52,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $86,935,000
    General - Other: $78,953,000
    Other Higher Education: $59,893,000
    Other Higher Education: $58,617,000
    Parks and Recreation: $43,872,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,338,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,195,000
    Regular Highways: $29,861,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $23,495,000
    Correctional Institutions: $22,634,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,483,000
    Regular Highways: $21,941,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,218,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,180,000
    Police Protection: $21,179,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,023,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,736,000
    Police Protection: $19,252,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $19,019,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,770,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,237,000
    Health - Other: $15,532,000
    Housing and Community Development: $14,097,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,975,000
    Health - Other: $13,447,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,751,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,224,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,667,000
    Financial Administration: $6,552,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,268,000
    Financial Administration: $6,249,000
    Libraries: $3,835,000
    Libraries: $3,606,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,779,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,746,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,443,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,392,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,358,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,210,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,783,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,149,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $791,000
    Hospitals: $789,000
    Hospitals: $789,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,094,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,835,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,152,000
    Education: $698,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $17,339,000
    Interest on Debt: $13,133,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,070,000
    Other - General - Other: $987,000
    Other - General - Other: $893,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $492,000
    Other - Health - Other: $390,000
    Other - Health - Other: $325,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $114,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $73,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $3,927,000
    Hospitals: $3,869,000
    General - Other: $388,000
    General - Other: $106,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $47,252,000
    Other: $30,280,000
    Education: $24,072,000
    Education: $12,553,000
    Transit Utilities: $675,000
    Transit Utilities: $675,000
    Health and Hospitals: $603,000
    Health and Hospitals: $470,000
    Highways: $97,000
    Public Welfare: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $446,821,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $417,320,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $361,525,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $351,818,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $95,147,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,646,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,648,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,943,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $79,892,000
    General Revenue - Other: $71,024,000
    Sale of Property: $34,943,000
    Sale of Property: $32,522,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,903,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,083,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,896,000
    Rents: $2,100,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,070,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $687,000
    Rents: $666,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $303,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $3,808,000
    Police Protection: $2,355,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,320,000
    Police Protection: $1,806,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,241,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,050,000
    Other Higher Education: $924,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $750,000
    Other Higher Education: $734,000
    Regular Highways: $666,000
    Financial Administration: $623,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $282,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $228,000
    Transit Utilities: $201,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $172,000
    Transit Utilities: $135,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $133,000
    Health - Other: $103,000
    Regular Highways: $74,000
    Local Fire Protection: $67,000
    Libraries: $66,000
    General Public Building: $57,000
    Correctional Institutions: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $43,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Health - Other: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Libraries: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $311,258,000
    Cash and Securities: $298,698,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $34,000
    Beginning: $33,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $31,000
    Beginning: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $21,469,000
    Other: $17,582,000
    Education: $17,421,000
    Education: $16,971,000
    Other: $14,690,000
    Highways: $12,519,000
    Public Welfare: $12,026,000
    Public Welfare: $10,599,000
    Highways: $10,110,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,319,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,641,000
    Health and Hospitals: $451,000
    General Local Government Support: $423,000
    General Local Government Support: $229,000
  • Tax - Property: $251,575,000
    Property: $242,222,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $105,944,000
    : $98,969,000

Morris County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,485,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,220,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,772,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,040,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,246,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,122,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $49,825,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,807,000
    Higher Education - Other: $34,069,000
    Higher Education - Other: $30,949,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,954,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,675,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,129,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,459,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $588,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $553,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $449,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $340,000
    Other: $176,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $164,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $120,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,528,000
    Other Higher Education: $9,353,000
    Regular Highways: $9,180,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,493,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,502,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,265,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,428,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,422,000
    Parks and Recreation: $831,000
    Correctional Institutions: $734,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $728,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $696,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $631,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $616,000
    Parks and Recreation: $542,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $487,000
    Central Staff Services: $417,000
    Police Protection: $296,000
    Local Fire Protection: $170,000
    Central Staff Services: $123,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $52,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $86,935,000
    General - Other: $78,953,000
    Other Higher Education: $59,893,000
    Other Higher Education: $58,617,000
    Parks and Recreation: $43,872,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,338,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,195,000
    Regular Highways: $29,861,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $23,495,000
    Correctional Institutions: $22,634,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,483,000
    Regular Highways: $21,941,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,218,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,180,000
    Police Protection: $21,179,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,023,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,736,000
    Police Protection: $19,252,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $19,019,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,770,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,237,000
    Health - Other: $15,532,000
    Housing and Community Development: $14,097,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,975,000
    Health - Other: $13,447,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,751,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,224,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,667,000
    Financial Administration: $6,552,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,268,000
    Financial Administration: $6,249,000
    Libraries: $3,835,000
    Libraries: $3,606,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,779,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,746,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,443,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,392,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,358,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,210,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,783,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,149,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $791,000
    Hospitals: $789,000
    Hospitals: $789,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,094,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,835,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,152,000
    Education: $698,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $17,339,000
    Interest on Debt: $13,133,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,070,000
    Other - General - Other: $987,000
    Other - General - Other: $893,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $492,000
    Other - Health - Other: $390,000
    Other - Health - Other: $325,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $114,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $73,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $3,927,000
    Hospitals: $3,869,000
    General - Other: $388,000
    General - Other: $106,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $47,252,000
    Other: $30,280,000
    Education: $24,072,000
    Education: $12,553,000
    Transit Utilities: $675,000
    Transit Utilities: $675,000
    Health and Hospitals: $603,000
    Health and Hospitals: $470,000
    Highways: $97,000
    Public Welfare: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $446,821,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $417,320,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $361,525,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $351,818,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $95,147,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,646,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,648,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,943,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $79,892,000
    General Revenue - Other: $71,024,000
    Sale of Property: $34,943,000
    Sale of Property: $32,522,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,903,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,083,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,896,000
    Rents: $2,100,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,070,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $687,000
    Rents: $666,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $303,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $3,808,000
    Police Protection: $2,355,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,320,000
    Police Protection: $1,806,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,241,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,050,000
    Other Higher Education: $924,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $750,000
    Other Higher Education: $734,000
    Regular Highways: $666,000
    Financial Administration: $623,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $282,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $228,000
    Transit Utilities: $201,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $172,000
    Transit Utilities: $135,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $133,000
    Health - Other: $103,000
    Regular Highways: $74,000
    Local Fire Protection: $67,000
    Libraries: $66,000
    General Public Building: $57,000
    Correctional Institutions: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $43,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Health - Other: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Libraries: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $311,258,000
    Cash and Securities: $298,698,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $34,000
    Beginning: $33,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $31,000
    Beginning: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $21,469,000
    Other: $17,582,000
    Education: $17,421,000
    Education: $16,971,000
    Other: $14,690,000
    Highways: $12,519,000
    Public Welfare: $12,026,000
    Public Welfare: $10,599,000
    Highways: $10,110,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,319,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,641,000
    Health and Hospitals: $451,000
    General Local Government Support: $423,000
    General Local Government Support: $229,000
  • Tax - Property: $251,575,000
    Property: $242,222,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $105,944,000
    : $98,969,000

Morris County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,485,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,220,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,772,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,040,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,246,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,122,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $49,825,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,807,000
    Higher Education - Other: $34,069,000
    Higher Education - Other: $30,949,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,954,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,675,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,129,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,459,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $588,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $553,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $449,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $340,000
    Other: $176,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $164,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $120,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,528,000
    Other Higher Education: $9,353,000
    Regular Highways: $9,180,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,493,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,502,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,265,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,428,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,422,000
    Parks and Recreation: $831,000
    Correctional Institutions: $734,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $728,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $696,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $631,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $616,000
    Parks and Recreation: $542,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $487,000
    Central Staff Services: $417,000
    Police Protection: $296,000
    Local Fire Protection: $170,000
    Central Staff Services: $123,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $52,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $86,935,000
    General - Other: $78,953,000
    Other Higher Education: $59,893,000
    Other Higher Education: $58,617,000
    Parks and Recreation: $43,872,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,338,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,195,000
    Regular Highways: $29,861,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $23,495,000
    Correctional Institutions: $22,634,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,483,000
    Regular Highways: $21,941,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,218,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,180,000
    Police Protection: $21,179,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,023,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,736,000
    Police Protection: $19,252,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $19,019,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,770,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,237,000
    Health - Other: $15,532,000
    Housing and Community Development: $14,097,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,975,000
    Health - Other: $13,447,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,751,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,224,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,667,000
    Financial Administration: $6,552,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,268,000
    Financial Administration: $6,249,000
    Libraries: $3,835,000
    Libraries: $3,606,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,779,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,746,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,443,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,392,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,358,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,210,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,783,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,149,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $791,000
    Hospitals: $789,000
    Hospitals: $789,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,094,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,835,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,152,000
    Education: $698,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $17,339,000
    Interest on Debt: $13,133,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,070,000
    Other - General - Other: $987,000
    Other - General - Other: $893,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $492,000
    Other - Health - Other: $390,000
    Other - Health - Other: $325,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $114,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $73,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $3,927,000
    Hospitals: $3,869,000
    General - Other: $388,000
    General - Other: $106,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $47,252,000
    Other: $30,280,000
    Education: $24,072,000
    Education: $12,553,000
    Transit Utilities: $675,000
    Transit Utilities: $675,000
    Health and Hospitals: $603,000
    Health and Hospitals: $470,000
    Highways: $97,000
    Public Welfare: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $446,821,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $417,320,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $361,525,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $351,818,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $95,147,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,646,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,648,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,943,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $79,892,000
    General Revenue - Other: $71,024,000
    Sale of Property: $34,943,000
    Sale of Property: $32,522,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,903,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,083,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,896,000
    Rents: $2,100,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,070,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $687,000
    Rents: $666,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $303,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $3,808,000
    Police Protection: $2,355,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,320,000
    Police Protection: $1,806,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,241,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,050,000
    Other Higher Education: $924,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $750,000
    Other Higher Education: $734,000
    Regular Highways: $666,000
    Financial Administration: $623,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $282,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $228,000
    Transit Utilities: $201,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $172,000
    Transit Utilities: $135,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $133,000
    Health - Other: $103,000
    Regular Highways: $74,000
    Local Fire Protection: $67,000
    Libraries: $66,000
    General Public Building: $57,000
    Correctional Institutions: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $43,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Health - Other: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Libraries: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $311,258,000
    Cash and Securities: $298,698,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $34,000
    Beginning: $33,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $31,000
    Beginning: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $21,469,000
    Other: $17,582,000
    Education: $17,421,000
    Education: $16,971,000
    Other: $14,690,000
    Highways: $12,519,000
    Public Welfare: $12,026,000
    Public Welfare: $10,599,000
    Highways: $10,110,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,319,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,641,000
    Health and Hospitals: $451,000
    General Local Government Support: $423,000
    General Local Government Support: $229,000
  • Tax - Property: $251,575,000
    Property: $242,222,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $105,944,000
    : $98,969,000

Morris County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,485,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,220,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,772,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,040,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,246,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,122,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $49,825,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,807,000
    Higher Education - Other: $34,069,000
    Higher Education - Other: $30,949,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,954,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,675,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,129,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,459,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $588,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $553,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $449,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $340,000
    Other: $176,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $164,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $120,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,528,000
    Other Higher Education: $9,353,000
    Regular Highways: $9,180,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,493,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,502,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,265,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,428,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,422,000
    Parks and Recreation: $831,000
    Correctional Institutions: $734,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $728,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $696,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $631,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $616,000
    Parks and Recreation: $542,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $487,000
    Central Staff Services: $417,000
    Police Protection: $296,000
    Local Fire Protection: $170,000
    Central Staff Services: $123,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $52,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $86,935,000
    General - Other: $78,953,000
    Other Higher Education: $59,893,000
    Other Higher Education: $58,617,000
    Parks and Recreation: $43,872,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,338,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,195,000
    Regular Highways: $29,861,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $23,495,000
    Correctional Institutions: $22,634,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $22,483,000
    Regular Highways: $21,941,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,218,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,180,000
    Police Protection: $21,179,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,023,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,736,000
    Police Protection: $19,252,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $19,019,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,770,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,237,000
    Health - Other: $15,532,000
    Housing and Community Development: $14,097,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,975,000
    Health - Other: $13,447,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,751,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,224,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,667,000
    Financial Administration: $6,552,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,268,000
    Financial Administration: $6,249,000
    Libraries: $3,835,000
    Libraries: $3,606,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,779,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,746,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,443,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,392,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,358,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,210,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,783,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,149,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,000,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $791,000
    Hospitals: $789,000
    Hospitals: $789,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,094,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,835,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,152,000
    Education: $698,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $17,339,000
    Interest on Debt: $13,133,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $1,070,000
    Other - General - Other: $987,000
    Other - General - Other: $893,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $492,000
    Other - Health - Other: $390,000
    Other - Health - Other: $325,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $114,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $73,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $3,927,000
    Hospitals: $3,869,000
    General - Other: $388,000
    General - Other: $106,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $47,252,000
    Other: $30,280,000
    Education: $24,072,000
    Education: $12,553,000
    Transit Utilities: $675,000
    Transit Utilities: $675,000
    Health and Hospitals: $603,000
    Health and Hospitals: $470,000
    Highways: $97,000
    Public Welfare: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $446,821,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $417,320,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $361,525,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $351,818,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $95,147,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,646,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,648,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,943,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $79,892,000
    General Revenue - Other: $71,024,000
    Sale of Property: $34,943,000
    Sale of Property: $32,522,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,903,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,083,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,896,000
    Rents: $2,100,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,070,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $687,000
    Rents: $666,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $303,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $3,808,000
    Police Protection: $2,355,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,320,000
    Police Protection: $1,806,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,241,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,050,000
    Other Higher Education: $924,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $750,000
    Other Higher Education: $734,000
    Regular Highways: $666,000
    Financial Administration: $623,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $282,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $228,000
    Transit Utilities: $201,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $172,000
    Transit Utilities: $135,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $133,000
    Health - Other: $103,000
    Regular Highways: $74,000
    Local Fire Protection: $67,000
    Libraries: $66,000
    General Public Building: $57,000
    Correctional Institutions: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $43,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Health - Other: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Libraries: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $311,258,000
    Cash and Securities: $298,698,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $34,000
    Beginning: $33,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $31,000
    Beginning: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $21,469,000
    Other: $17,582,000
    Education: $17,421,000
    Education: $16,971,000
    Other: $14,690,000
    Highways: $12,519,000
    Public Welfare: $12,026,000
    Public Welfare: $10,599,000
    Highways: $10,110,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,319,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,641,000
    Health and Hospitals: $451,000
    General Local Government Support: $423,000
    General Local Government Support: $229,000
  • Tax - Property: $251,575,000
    Property: $242,222,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $105,944,000
    : $98,969,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 3,766
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,447
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,319
  • Number of recipients under 18: 206
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,737
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,823
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,073
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,595
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 99 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,087$319,1322,960$354,36615,015$313,788633$169,64619$2,972,684287$267,8753$68,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED101$309,762352$363,9521,243$320,93590$105,3781$2,500,00040$295,5502$63,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED193$290,637439$347,1414,407$330,420405$113,3512$354,000177$252,1754$60,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN189$325,910391$356,1052,701$328,311115$170,7912$571,00069$263,7972$117,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS70$287,829121$359,595777$330,70432$159,1250$016$240,3750$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 95 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED361$323,745193$342,6222$241,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED110$324,54594$351,5531$270,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED69$301,73990$343,3222$279,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN49$311,06126$340,9230$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS20$277,2003$396,6670$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Morris, NJ
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Morris, NJ - Value
Most common first names in Morris County, NJ among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary2,36081.8 years
John2,26275.4 years
William1,59175.5 years
Joseph1,29475.5 years
Helen1,16981.7 years
Anna1,07683.3 years
Margaret1,05081.1 years
Robert1,02372.6 years
George96376.5 years
James95072.6 years
Most common last names in Morris County, NJ among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith53277.3 years
Miller27978.1 years
Johnson23979.0 years
Brown21375.3 years
Williams18776.0 years
Jones16177.3 years
Anderson15076.6 years
Murphy14077.9 years
Taylor13876.1 years
White12479.1 years
Businesses in Morris County, NJ
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven6J. Jill2
A&P2J.Crew2
ALDI1JCPenney1
ALDO1JoS. A. Bank3
AT&T7Jones New York3
Abercrombie & Fitch1Journeys1
Abercrombie Kids1Justice3
Ace Hardware1KFC3
Advance Auto Parts2Kmart1
Aeropostale2Kohl's2
Aerosoles2Lane Bryant2
American Eagle Outfitters1Lane Furniture4
Ann Taylor3LensCrafters1
Apple Store1Long John Silver's1
Applebee's3Lowe's2
Arby's1Macy's2
Ashley Furniture1Marriott1
Audi1Marshalls1
AutoZone2MasterBrand Cabinets25
BMW2McDonald's10
Bakers1Men's Wearhouse2
Banana Republic2Motherhood Maternity3
Barnes & Noble2New Balance1
Baskin-Robbins5New York & Co1
Bath & Body Works2Nike8
Bed Bath & Beyond3Nissan2
Best Cellars1Old Navy1
Best Western2Olive Garden1
Blockbuster5Outback2
Brookstone1Outback Steakhouse2
Burger King7Pac Sun1
CVS8Panera Bread5
Cache1Papa John's Pizza2
Casual Male XL1Pathmark2
Century 211Payless4
Charlotte Russe1Penske2
Chevrolet3PetSmart2
Chico's2Pier 1 Imports4
Cinnabon 1Pizza Hut2
Circle K1Popeyes1
Clarks1Qdoba Mexican Grill2
Cold Stone Creamery3Quality1
Coldwater Creek1Quiznos2
Comfort Suites1RadioShack5
Costco1Red Lobster1
Cracker Barrel1Red Robin1
Curves4Rite Aid7
DHL3Ruby Tuesday1
Dairy Queen4Sam's Club1
Days Inn1Sears2
Deb1Sephora1
Decora Cabinetry8Spencer Gifts1
Domino's Pizza6Sprint Nextel4
DressBarn2Staples6
Dressbarn3Starbucks10
Dunkin Donuts33Stop & Shop3
Eddie Bauer2Subaru1
Express1Subway21
Extended Stay America1T-Mobile14
Famous Footwear2T.G.I. Driday's1
Fashion Bug1T.J.Maxx2
FedEx90Taco Bell1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Talbots3
Foot Locker1Target2
Ford4The Room Place1
Forever 211Toyota2
GNC9Toys"R"Us5
GameStop7Trader Joe's1
Gap3True Value4
Goodwill7U-Haul10
Gymboree2UPS108
H&M1Verizon Wireless8
H&R Block6Victoria's Secret1
Haagen-Dazs1Volkswagen1
Harmon Face Values3Walgreens8
Hilton2Walmart5
Holiday Inn3Wendy's6
Hollister Co.1Westin1
Home Depot3Wet Seal1
Honda1White Castle1
Hot Topic1Whole Foods Market1
Hyatt2World Gym1
Hyundai1YMCA2
IHOP2

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  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
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