Sussex County, New Jersey (NJ)

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• • 119,80885.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 12,0198.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,9882.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,9382.1%Asian alone
  • 1,9151.4%Two or more races
  • 1120.08%Some other race alone
  • 150.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $308,641

Here:	$308,641
State:	$433,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $228,877

Here:	$228,877
State:	$299,752

In 2-unit structures: $326,357

Here:	$326,357
State:	$377,644

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,248

Here:	$171,248
State:	$336,923

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $119,226

Here:	$119,226
State:	$336,746

Mobile homes: $42,781

Here:	$42,781
State:	$77,853

Health of residents in Sussex County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $7,743 (2.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $7,383 (2.7%)

Area name: Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sussex 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: Hopatcong, Lake Mohawk, Newton, Franklin, Highland Lake, Stanhope, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Sussex, Vernon Valley.

Neighboring counties: Jasper County, Indiana , La Salle County, Illinois , Summit County, Ohio , Van Wert County, Ohio , Wyandot County, Ohio .

Current college students: 6,368
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,060 (78.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,0972010 or later
• 2,2892000 to 2009
• 2,2981990 to 1999
• 1,3791980 to 1989
• 1,3741970 to 1979
• 3,413Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 50,182
• One, attached: 3,466
• Two: 972
• 3 or 4: 1,373
• 5 to 9: 1,817
• 10 to 19: 1,053
• 20 to 49: 925
• 50 or more: 943
• Mobile homes: 1,901

Housing units in Sussex County with a mortgage: 33,239 (678 second mortgage, 4,753 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,869

Religion statistics for Sussex County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sussex County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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 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 Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 28, 2011 to October 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4039: October 14, 2011, FEMA Id: 4039, Natural disaster type: Tropical 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 Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 20, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1694: April 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1694, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1653: July 07, 2006, FEMA Id: 1653, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Jersey Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3257: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3257, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.15% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($64,690 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.62% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($44,529 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($20,161 average AGI)

Sussex County:	1.54%
New Jersey average:	2.27%

from Morris County, NJ	1.41% ($55,940 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.57% ($60,396)
from Bergen County, NJ	0.44% ($72,878)
from Warren County, NJ	0.28% ($69,891)
from Essex County, NJ	0.25% ($67,427)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.15% ($74,966)
from Orange County, NY	0.14% ($59,872)

5.74% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($75,554 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($369 average AGI)

Sussex County:	0.04%
New Jersey average:	0.07%

2.99% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($38,931 average AGI)
2.72% relocated to other states ($36,254 average AGI)

Sussex County:	2.72%
New Jersey average:	2.98%

to Morris County, NJ	1.29% ($85,071 average AGI)
to Warren County, NJ	0.32% ($62,870)
to Passaic County, NJ	0.28% ($65,635)
to Bergen County, NJ	0.26% ($70,443)
to Essex County, NJ	0.19% ($50,714)
to Pike County, PA	0.15% ($54,736)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.14% ($85,390)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sussex County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 27,545 (5,219 living alone), Female householders: 26,554 (6,072 living alone)

• 32,580 spouses (32,494 opposite-sex spouses), 3,136 unmarried partners, (3,039 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 41,861 children (40,003 natural, 359 adopted, 1,499 stepchildren), 1,801 grandchildren, 873 brothers or sisters, 1,022 parents, 73 foster children, 1,164 other relatives, 1,854 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,025

Size of family households: 17,956 2-persons, 9,888 3-persons, 8,239 4-persons, 2,622 5-persons, 1,221 6-persons, 196 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,291 1-person, 2,511 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 62 6-persons.

19,963 married couples with children.
5,036 single-parent households (1,134 men, 3,902 women).

90.1% of residents of Sussex speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $519,053,000 ($3,410 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $23,051,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $282,918,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $122,690,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $424,000
Federal grants: $63,374,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,369,000 ($16,285,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $25,278,000 ($1,100,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,727,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $113,857,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,204,000

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

Here:	+30 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.16 millions of gallons per day (84% from ground, 16% from surface)

• Year house built in Sussex County, New Jersey
• 6652014 or later
• 6992010 to 2013
• 5,6072000 to 2009
• 5,1001990 to 1999
• 9,7401980 to 1989
• 12,6431970 to 1979
• 7,4051960 to 1969
• 9,1851950 to 1959
• 3,8171940 to 1949
• 7,7711939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sussex County, New Jersey
• 631 room
• 1922 rooms
• 1,0553 rooms
• 3,4754 rooms
• 6,7135 rooms
• 8,9206 rooms
• 8,1937 rooms
• 7,3738 rooms
• 11,1249+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey
• 4241 room
• 3242 rooms
• 1,8463 rooms
• 1,0174 rooms
• 1,2275 rooms
• 6436 rooms
• 8607 rooms
• 2458 rooms
• 4059+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sussex County, New Jersey
• 112no bedroom
• 1,4601 bedroom
• 8,4502 bedrooms
• 22,3703 bedrooms
• 12,7004 bedrooms
• 2,0165+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey
• 502no bedroom
• 1,7181 bedroom
• 2,3102 bedrooms
• 1,7493 bedrooms
• 5654 bedrooms
• 1475+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sussex County, New Jersey in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sussex County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,085no vehicle
• 8,4501 vehicle
• 21,8372 vehicles
• 9,1513 vehicles
• 4,1224 vehicles
• 2,4635+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sussex County in renter-occupied apartments
• 928no vehicle
• 3,0851 vehicle
• 2,2392 vehicles
• 5023 vehicles
• 1984 vehicles
• 395+ vehicles

91.8% of Sussex County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in New Jersey.

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

• This state: 93,374
• Other state: 34,213
• Northeast: 24,418
• Midwest: 2,711
• South: 5,463
• West: 1,621

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,465
• Number of aged recipients: 202
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,263
• Number of recipients under 18: 191
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 959
• Number of recipients older than 64: 315
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 571
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 607

Sussex County on our top lists:

• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"