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Sussex County, New Jersey (NJ)

County population in 2022: 146,084 (60% urban, 40% rural); it was 144,166 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 36,490
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,666
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 42,019
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,596 (it was 8,812 in 2000)
% of renters here:

17%
State:

35%

Land area: 521 sq. mi.

Water area: 14.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 280 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Sussex County: 111.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.1%), Retail trade (11.7%), Manufacturing (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Sussex County, NJ (2022)
    • 117,02580.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 16,88411.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5,2433.6%Two or more races
    • 3,4822.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,4391.7%Asian alone
    • 9360.6%Some other race alone
    • 750.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

44.0 years
New Jersey median age:

40.4 years
Males: 73,264  (50.2%)
Females: 72,820  (49.8%)
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Average household size:
Sussex County:

2.0 people
New Jersey:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $113,640 ($65,266 in 1999)
This county:

$113,640
New Jersey:

$96,346

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,359 (lower quartile is $1,099, upper quartile is $1,752)
This county:

$1359
State:

$1399


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $352,100 (it was $157,600 in 2000)
Sussex:

$352,100
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $268,900 - $451,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $383,658
Here:

$383,658
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $264,605
Here:

$264,605
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $319,396
Here:

$319,396
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $222,674
Here:

$222,674
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,413
Here:

$176,413
State:

$368,745

Mobile homes: $37,930
Here:

$37,930
State:

$119,788

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,218
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $1,044

Institutionalized population: 1,332

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
Sussex County, NJ map from a distance

Health of residents in Sussex 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 3.6. This is better than average.
73.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
50.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
84.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
75.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 155 pounds. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 98 buildings, average cost: $290,500
  • 2021: 128 buildings, average cost: $204,200
  • 2020: 208 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2019: 120 buildings, average cost: $182,400
  • 2018: 88 buildings, average cost: $189,500
  • 2017: 74 buildings, average cost: $212,500
  • 2016: 95 buildings, average cost: $236,100
  • 2015: 133 buildings, average cost: $223,200
  • 2014: 158 buildings, average cost: $212,100
  • 2013: 165 buildings, average cost: $208,900
  • 2012: 164 buildings, average cost: $205,800
  • 2011: 139 buildings, average cost: $213,100
  • 2010: 203 buildings, average cost: $205,800
  • 2009: 163 buildings, average cost: $211,300
  • 2008: 190 buildings, average cost: $209,900
  • 2007: 323 buildings, average cost: $199,900
  • 2006: 551 buildings, average cost: $175,800
  • 2005: 666 buildings, average cost: $163,900
  • 2004: 558 buildings, average cost: $160,400
  • 2003: 547 buildings, average cost: $165,500
  • 2002: 667 buildings, average cost: $161,700
  • 2001: 621 buildings, average cost: $152,300
  • 2000: 719 buildings, average cost: $136,600
  • 1999: 599 buildings, average cost: $139,000
  • 1998: 552 buildings, average cost: $138,600
  • 1997: 473 buildings, average cost: $127,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Sussex, NJ residents
Average permit cost in Sussex, NJ

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $7,940 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $7,934 (2.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Sussex, NJ in 2022
Distribution of house value in Sussex, NJ in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sussex, NJ in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.1%
Sussex County:

6.1%
New Jersey:

9.7%
(6.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 8.8% for Black residents, 6.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.3% for American Indian residents, 2.7% for other race residents, 4.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 44.0 years old
(Males: 42.8 years old, Females: 45.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.4 years old, Black residents: 40.6 years old, American Indian residents: 66.5 years old, Asian residents: 50.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.4 years old, Other race residents: 34.5 years old)

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.

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

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

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.3%
New Jersey:

4.5%

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

Current college students: 6,368
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,537 (73.4% naturalized citizens)

Sussex County:

8.6%
Whole state:

23.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,1732010 or later
  • 2,1092000 to 2009
  • 2,6621990 to 1999
  • 1,3791980 to 1989
  • 1,3741970 to 1979
  • 3,413Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): # minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.5%

Sussex County marital status for males Sussex County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 49,898
  • One, attached: 4,059
  • Two: 1,646
  • 3 or 4: 2,155
  • 5 to 9: 1,910
  • 10 to 19: 1,528
  • 20 to 49: 43
  • 50 or more: 1,039
  • Mobile homes: 570

Housing units in Sussex County with a mortgage: 33,089 (3,006 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,882 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,155

Here:

94.3% with mortgage
State:

95.9% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Sussex County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic56,40016
Mainline Protestant9,21136
Evangelical Protestant4,36831
Other1,34512
Orthodox3001
Black Protestant1821
None77,459-
Sussex 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: 29
Sussex County:

1.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.90 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 25
This county:

1.65 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

1.76 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Sussex County:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

0.81 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 101
This county:

6.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.15 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Sussex County:

7.8%
New Jersey:

8.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Sussex County:

23.7%
State:

23.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.4%
State:

18.0%

Agriculture in Sussex County:

Average size of farms: 73 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $14,340
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $290.80
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18,914
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.79%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27,611
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.09%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.04
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 32.02%
Corn for grain: 1480 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 122 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 103 harvested acres
Vegetables: 870 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 410 acres

Earthquake activity:

Sussex 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 281.3 miles away from Sussex 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 198.0 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 89.5 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 241.1 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 239.2 miles away from Sussex 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 88.4 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 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.

The number of natural disasters in Sussex County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Blizzards: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 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 - Sussex

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 31,919 (65.2%)
  • Carpooled: 3,966 (8.1%)
  • Bus: 128 (0.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 38 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 6 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 839 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 32 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 824 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 11,937 (24.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

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


  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (6%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Colombia (8%)
  • Dominican Republic (6%)
  • Poland (5%)
  • India (5%)
  • Cuba (4%)
  • Ecuador (4%)
  • Germany (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sussex County


  • Italian (16%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • German (10%)
  • American (10%)
  • Polish (5%)
  • English (5%)
  • Dutch (2%)

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

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

  • 1,093 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 174 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 170 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 152 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 53 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 44 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 31 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 13 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 12 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

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

  • 1,046 people in nursing homes
  • 166 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 148 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 92 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 81 people in other group homes
  • 70 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 29 people in religious group quarters
  • 26 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 18 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 10 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $96,495.

7.57% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($85,868 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.57%
New Jersey average:

6.70%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.40% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($60,598 average AGI)
2.17% relocated from other states ($25,270 average AGI)
Sussex County:

2.17%
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 Morris County, NJ  1.82% ($82,693 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ  0.89% ($78,729)
from Bergen County, NJ  0.84% ($91,272)
from Essex County, NJ  0.50% ($88,631)
from Hudson County, NJ  0.38% ($83,817)
from Warren County, NJ  0.31% ($71,349)
from Orange County, NY  0.20% ($63,585)


6.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($86,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.59%
New Jersey average:

7.02%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.28% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($40,191 average AGI)
3.31% relocated to other states ($46,324 average AGI)
Sussex County:

3.31%
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 Morris County, NJ  1.35% ($81,067 average AGI)
to Warren County, NJ  0.42% ($74,180)
to Passaic County, NJ  0.29% ($65,842)
to Bergen County, NJ  0.24% ($76,514)
to Pike County, PA  0.18% ($70,651)
to Ocean County, NJ  0.18% ($94,630)
to Hudson County, NJ  0.16% ($93,632)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 7.4

Births per 1000 population in Sussex County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Sussex County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Sussex County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
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 Sussex County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sussex County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sussex County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sussex County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Sussex County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,737 (15,701 aged, 3,036 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,523 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,947)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,504)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,207)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (905)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (811)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (797)
  • Unspecified dementia (635)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (573)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (484)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (432)

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

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.66
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,326
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 96
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,525

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 991
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 673
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 75.0. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 36.5
  • Suffocation - 22.1
  • Other - 16.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 146,084
  • Male householders: 30,228 (5,843 living alone), Female householders: 28,657 (6,537 living alone)
  • 33,258 spouses (32,750 opposite-sex spouses), 5,047 unmarried partners, (4,839 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 39,504 children (37,085 natural, 501 adopted, 1,918 stepchildren), 1,731 grandchildren, 520 brothers or sisters, 948 parents, 0 foster children, 1,645 other relatives, 2,671 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,875

Size of family households: 19,201 2-persons, 9,319 3-persons, 9,319 4-persons, 3,309 5-persons, 809 6-persons, 190 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,380 1-person, 3,932 2-persons, 295 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 49 5-persons.

19,834 married couples with children.
5,766 single-parent households (1,320 men, 4,446 women).

89.2% of residents of Sussex speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% 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:

Births: 8,902
Here:

58 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 5,258
Here:

34 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +819
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+33 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +4,664
Here +30 per 1000 residents
State -22 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Sussex County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

3.9

Year house built in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • Year house built in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • 2722020 or later
  • 1,1522010 to 2019
  • 6,1382000 to 2009
  • 6,5151990 to 1999
  • 8,3501980 to 1989
  • 11,2911970 to 1979
  • 7,7621960 to 1969
  • 8,7371950 to 1959
  • 3,9231940 to 1949
  • 8,7081939 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
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • 5161 room
  • 5112 rooms
  • 1,7343 rooms
  • 4,0734 rooms
  • 5,7255 rooms
  • 8,1936 rooms
  • 8,6607 rooms
  • 8,6218 rooms
  • 12,0169+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • 2141 room
  • 6572 rooms
  • 2,4423 rooms
  • 2,2074 rooms
  • 1,2325 rooms
  • 6166 rooms
  • 9027 rooms
  • 4248 rooms
  • 1429+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • 516no bedroom
  • 2,2001 bedroom
  • 9,1652 bedrooms
  • 22,3813 bedrooms
  • 13,8194 bedrooms
  • 1,9685+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sussex County, New Jersey
  • 284no bedroom
  • 2,9101 bedroom
  • 3,9782 bedrooms
  • 1,2863 bedrooms
  • 3784 bedrooms
  • 05+ 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
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sussex County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 470no vehicle
  • 12,1731 vehicle
  • 21,9012 vehicles
  • 10,1073 vehicles
  • 4,2884 vehicles
  • 1,1105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sussex County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sussex County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,005no vehicle
  • 3,9071 vehicle
  • 2,4432 vehicles
  • 1,1953 vehicles
  • 2864 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

91.2% of Sussex County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New Jersey.

Sussex County:

91.2%
State average:

90.4%

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

  • This state: 102,496
  • Other state: 28,669
  • Northeast: 22,408
  • Midwest: 1,788
  • South: 2,561
  • West: 1,912
Year householders moved into unit in Sussex County, NJ
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Sussex County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 53.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 20.0%Utility gas
  • 11.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 10.3%Electricity
  • 2.6%Wood
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 30.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 30.5%Utility gas
  • 26.9%Electricity
  • 9.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Wood
  • 0.7%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,787
Here:

14.1%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 438
Here:

5.7%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,597
Here:

41.4%
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

Sussex County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,345,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $930,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,361,000
    Cash and Securities: $20,965,000
  • Charges - Other: $17,924,000
    Higher Education - Other: $14,338,000
    Higher Education - Other: $13,767,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,688,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,657,000
    Sewerage: $6,134,000
    Sewerage: $5,921,000
    Other: $4,120,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,434,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $297,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $159,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,092,000
    General - Other: $4,075,000
    Regular Highways: $3,790,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,302,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,110,000
    General - Other: $1,850,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,398,000
    General Public Buildings: $306,000
    Sewerage: $262,000
    Central Staff Services: $241,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $182,000
    Correctional Institutions: $170,000
    Police Protection: $81,000
    Libraries: $68,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $59,586,000
    General - Other: $28,695,000
    Other Higher Education: $20,142,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,689,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,623,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,696,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,383,000
    Regular Highways: $6,980,000
    Police Protection: $6,752,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $6,376,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,241,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,760,000
    Health - Other: $5,614,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,137,000
    Regular Highways: $5,071,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,909,000
    Libraries: $4,780,000
    Libraries: $4,361,000
    Health - Other: $3,447,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,301,000
    Sewerage: $3,210,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,819,000
    Police Protection: $2,509,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,359,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,317,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,185,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,624,000
    Financial Administration: $1,615,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,470,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,336,000
    Financial Administration: $1,197,000
    Hospitals: $814,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $784,000
    Local Fire Protection: $517,000
    Corrections - Other: $364,000
    Corrections - Other: $339,000
    Local Fire Protection: $274,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $272,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $123,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $78,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,057,000
    Education: $2,660,000
    Transit Utilities: $431,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,227,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,675,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $69,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $772,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $5,756,000
    Education: $5,582,000
    Highways: $345,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $109,460,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $98,019,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,819,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,003,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,981,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,541,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,441,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,816,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,440,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,672,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,615,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,464,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,284,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,059,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $527,000
    Rents: $255,000
    Rents: $226,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $880,000
    Regular Highways: $560,000
    Solid Waste Management: $385,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $224,000
    General - Other: $203,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    Libraries: $50,000
    Correctional Institutions: $48,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,064,000
    Cash and Securities: $42,301,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,413,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,999,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,152,000
    Education: $7,843,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,390,000
    Highways: $6,669,000
    Public Welfare: $4,340,000
    Other: $3,916,000
    Other: $2,764,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,107,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,403,000
    Public Welfare: $1,397,000
    General Local Government Support: $226,000
    General Local Government Support: $124,000
  • Tax - Property: $98,655,000
    Property: $94,911,000
    Other License: $10,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $38,330,000
    : $17,601,000

Sussex County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,345,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $930,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,361,000
    Cash and Securities: $20,965,000
  • Charges - Other: $17,924,000
    Higher Education - Other: $14,338,000
    Higher Education - Other: $13,767,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,688,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,657,000
    Sewerage: $6,134,000
    Sewerage: $5,921,000
    Other: $4,120,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,434,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $297,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $159,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,092,000
    General - Other: $4,075,000
    Regular Highways: $3,790,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,302,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,110,000
    General - Other: $1,850,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,398,000
    General Public Buildings: $306,000
    Sewerage: $262,000
    Central Staff Services: $241,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $182,000
    Correctional Institutions: $170,000
    Police Protection: $81,000
    Libraries: $68,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $59,586,000
    General - Other: $28,695,000
    Other Higher Education: $20,142,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,689,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,623,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,696,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,383,000
    Regular Highways: $6,980,000
    Police Protection: $6,752,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $6,376,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,241,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,760,000
    Health - Other: $5,614,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,137,000
    Regular Highways: $5,071,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,909,000
    Libraries: $4,780,000
    Libraries: $4,361,000
    Health - Other: $3,447,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,301,000
    Sewerage: $3,210,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,819,000
    Police Protection: $2,509,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,359,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,317,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,185,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,624,000
    Financial Administration: $1,615,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,470,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,336,000
    Financial Administration: $1,197,000
    Hospitals: $814,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $784,000
    Local Fire Protection: $517,000
    Corrections - Other: $364,000
    Corrections - Other: $339,000
    Local Fire Protection: $274,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $272,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $123,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $78,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,057,000
    Education: $2,660,000
    Transit Utilities: $431,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,227,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,675,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $69,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $772,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $5,756,000
    Education: $5,582,000
    Highways: $345,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $109,460,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $98,019,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,819,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,003,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,981,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,541,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,441,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,816,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,440,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,672,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,615,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,464,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,284,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,059,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $527,000
    Rents: $255,000
    Rents: $226,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $880,000
    Regular Highways: $560,000
    Solid Waste Management: $385,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $224,000
    General - Other: $203,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    Libraries: $50,000
    Correctional Institutions: $48,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,064,000
    Cash and Securities: $42,301,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,413,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,999,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,152,000
    Education: $7,843,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,390,000
    Highways: $6,669,000
    Public Welfare: $4,340,000
    Other: $3,916,000
    Other: $2,764,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,107,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,403,000
    Public Welfare: $1,397,000
    General Local Government Support: $226,000
    General Local Government Support: $124,000
  • Tax - Property: $98,655,000
    Property: $94,911,000
    Other License: $10,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $38,330,000
    : $17,601,000

Sussex County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,345,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $930,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,361,000
    Cash and Securities: $20,965,000
  • Charges - Other: $17,924,000
    Higher Education - Other: $14,338,000
    Higher Education - Other: $13,767,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,688,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,657,000
    Sewerage: $6,134,000
    Sewerage: $5,921,000
    Other: $4,120,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,434,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $297,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $159,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,092,000
    General - Other: $4,075,000
    Regular Highways: $3,790,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,302,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,110,000
    General - Other: $1,850,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,398,000
    General Public Buildings: $306,000
    Sewerage: $262,000
    Central Staff Services: $241,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $182,000
    Correctional Institutions: $170,000
    Police Protection: $81,000
    Libraries: $68,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $59,586,000
    General - Other: $28,695,000
    Other Higher Education: $20,142,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,689,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,623,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,696,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,383,000
    Regular Highways: $6,980,000
    Police Protection: $6,752,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $6,376,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,241,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,760,000
    Health - Other: $5,614,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,137,000
    Regular Highways: $5,071,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,909,000
    Libraries: $4,780,000
    Libraries: $4,361,000
    Health - Other: $3,447,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,301,000
    Sewerage: $3,210,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,819,000
    Police Protection: $2,509,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,359,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,317,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,185,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,624,000
    Financial Administration: $1,615,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,470,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,336,000
    Financial Administration: $1,197,000
    Hospitals: $814,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $784,000
    Local Fire Protection: $517,000
    Corrections - Other: $364,000
    Corrections - Other: $339,000
    Local Fire Protection: $274,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $272,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $123,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $78,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,057,000
    Education: $2,660,000
    Transit Utilities: $431,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,227,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,675,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $69,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $772,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $5,756,000
    Education: $5,582,000
    Highways: $345,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $109,460,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $98,019,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,819,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,003,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,981,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,541,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,441,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,816,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,440,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,672,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,615,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,464,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,284,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,059,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $527,000
    Rents: $255,000
    Rents: $226,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $880,000
    Regular Highways: $560,000
    Solid Waste Management: $385,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $224,000
    General - Other: $203,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    Libraries: $50,000
    Correctional Institutions: $48,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,064,000
    Cash and Securities: $42,301,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,413,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,999,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,152,000
    Education: $7,843,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,390,000
    Highways: $6,669,000
    Public Welfare: $4,340,000
    Other: $3,916,000
    Other: $2,764,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,107,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,403,000
    Public Welfare: $1,397,000
    General Local Government Support: $226,000
    General Local Government Support: $124,000
  • Tax - Property: $98,655,000
    Property: $94,911,000
    Other License: $10,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $38,330,000
    : $17,601,000

Sussex County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,345,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $930,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,361,000
    Cash and Securities: $20,965,000
  • Charges - Other: $17,924,000
    Higher Education - Other: $14,338,000
    Higher Education - Other: $13,767,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,688,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,657,000
    Sewerage: $6,134,000
    Sewerage: $5,921,000
    Other: $4,120,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,434,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $297,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $159,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,092,000
    General - Other: $4,075,000
    Regular Highways: $3,790,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,302,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,110,000
    General - Other: $1,850,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,398,000
    General Public Buildings: $306,000
    Sewerage: $262,000
    Central Staff Services: $241,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $182,000
    Correctional Institutions: $170,000
    Police Protection: $81,000
    Libraries: $68,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $59,586,000
    General - Other: $28,695,000
    Other Higher Education: $20,142,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,689,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,623,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,696,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,383,000
    Regular Highways: $6,980,000
    Police Protection: $6,752,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $6,376,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,241,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,760,000
    Health - Other: $5,614,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,137,000
    Regular Highways: $5,071,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,909,000
    Libraries: $4,780,000
    Libraries: $4,361,000
    Health - Other: $3,447,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,301,000
    Sewerage: $3,210,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,819,000
    Police Protection: $2,509,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,359,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,317,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,185,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,624,000
    Financial Administration: $1,615,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,470,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,336,000
    Financial Administration: $1,197,000
    Hospitals: $814,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $784,000
    Local Fire Protection: $517,000
    Corrections - Other: $364,000
    Corrections - Other: $339,000
    Local Fire Protection: $274,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $272,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $123,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $78,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,057,000
    Education: $2,660,000
    Transit Utilities: $431,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,227,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,675,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $69,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $772,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $5,756,000
    Education: $5,582,000
    Highways: $345,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $109,460,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $98,019,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,819,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,003,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,981,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,541,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,441,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,816,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,440,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,672,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,615,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,464,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,284,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,059,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $527,000
    Rents: $255,000
    Rents: $226,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $880,000
    Regular Highways: $560,000
    Solid Waste Management: $385,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $224,000
    General - Other: $203,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    Libraries: $50,000
    Correctional Institutions: $48,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,064,000
    Cash and Securities: $42,301,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,413,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,999,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,152,000
    Education: $7,843,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,390,000
    Highways: $6,669,000
    Public Welfare: $4,340,000
    Other: $3,916,000
    Other: $2,764,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,107,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,403,000
    Public Welfare: $1,397,000
    General Local Government Support: $226,000
    General Local Government Support: $124,000
  • Tax - Property: $98,655,000
    Property: $94,911,000
    Other License: $10,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $38,330,000
    : $17,601,000

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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 40 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 ORIGINATED554$236,597645$244,8454,036$229,838291$89,9761$150,000177$208,3164$40,750
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED50$233,28097$252,804353$229,97740$64,7500$019$190,6321$8,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED109$230,716144$205,6391,730$249,721168$80,8870$092$190,3267$90,286
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN81$244,72877$247,390958$245,72846$126,9351$327,00035$218,3710$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS24$223,91734$232,794247$267,77718$126,8890$013$148,2311$83,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 40 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED108$261,66763$265,6983$273,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED57$257,19333$267,4551$204,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED28$250,10730$292,7333$224,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN16$242,75015$254,8670$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$233,0003$239,6670$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Sussex, NJ
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Sussex, NJ - Value
Most common first names in Sussex County, NJ among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John96974.0 years
Mary77780.9 years
William66574.4 years
Joseph52774.4 years
Helen46881.1 years
Robert44668.8 years
Margaret43079.8 years
Anna42683.5 years
George42074.5 years
Charles38975.2 years
Most common last names in Sussex County, NJ among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith30077.0 years
Miller10575.5 years
Johnson9576.1 years
Williams8574.5 years
Decker8176.1 years
Jones7477.0 years
Clark7177.2 years
Wilson6077.5 years
Morris5776.0 years
Anderson5679.9 years
Businesses in Sussex County, NJ
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven2Kohl's1
A&P2La-Z-Boy1
AT&T1Lane Furniture1
Advance Auto Parts3Lowe's1
Applebee's1Marriott1
Arby's1Marshalls1
Audi1MasterBrand Cabinets16
BMW1McDonald's4
Bed Bath & Beyond1Nissan1
Blockbuster2Panera Bread1
Burger King4Pathmark1
CVS2Penske1
Chevrolet1Pizza Hut1
Curves3RadioShack3
Dairy Queen4Rite Aid6
Decora Cabinetry4Sears1
Domino's Pizza2Staples2
Dunkin Donuts13Starbucks2
Econo Lodge1Stop & Shop1
Fashion Bug1Subaru1
FedEx20Subway6
Firestone Complete Auto Care1T-Mobile4
Ford1Talbots1
GNC2Toyota1
GameStop1True Value2
H&R Block3U-Haul11
Harmon Face Values2UPS26
Holiday Inn1Volkswagen1
Home Depot1Walgreens1
Honda1Walmart2
Hyundai1Wendy's2
Jones New York2YMCA3
KFC1

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