COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Morris County

New Jersey · 421,353 residents · 461 sq mi

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With 421,353 people, Morris County is a county in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $216,400. Median household income runs $56,273, well clear of the $30,130 US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 37% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 37% more than in New Jersey as a whole. Renters pay $724 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

37% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

421,353

−10%vs 2000

vs 470,212 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

461 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024515K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(27,477)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(26,271)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(25,883)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(27,675)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(29,613)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(71,960)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(72,366)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(56,208)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(39,744)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(26,388)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(13,434)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(4,334)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$56,273

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,340 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,177

−32%vs 2000

vs $36,964 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$216,400

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $250,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$724

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $883 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82%(385,582)

Black2.7%(12,506)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(36,626)

Asian6.2%(29,310)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(387,308)

Black2.9%(12,260)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(19,480)

Asian3.9%(16,413)

Other1.3%(5,372)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American5.3%(27,065)

Puerto Rican3.2%(16,427)

Central American2.8%(14,350)

Colombian2.7%(13,962)

Mexican1.5%(7,796)

Honduran1.2%(6,373)

Dominican1%(5,391)

Ecuadorian0.9%(4,535)

Cuban0.8%(3,987)

Peruvian0.7%(3,679)

Salvadoran0.6%(2,988)

Spaniard0.5%(2,807)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.5%(2,605)

Costa Rican0.4%(2,023)

Chilean0.3%(1,414)

Venezuelan0.2%(1,182)

Argentine0.2%(1,072)

Uruguayan0.2%(788)

Nicaraguan0%(229)

Paraguayan0%(181)

Panamanian0%(132)

Bolivian0%(124)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.7%(29,139)

Chinese2.3%(11,583)

Filipino0.8%(4,128)

Korean0.5%(2,717)

Pakistani0.4%(2,306)

Taiwanese0.3%(1,386)

Vietnamese0.2%(1,034)

Japanese0.1%(570)

Kazakh0.1%(430)

Thai0%(155)

Bangladeshi0%(95)

Sri Lankan0%(63)

+ 7 more asian origin groups with data

Malaysian0%(35)

Uzbek0%(34)

Cambodian0%(28)

Burmese0%(17)

Nepalese0%(12)

Singaporean0%(11)

Indonesian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(103)

Ancestry

Italian19.3%(99,455)

Irish16.8%(86,491)

German12.5%(64,297)

English7.2%(37,294)

Polish5.9%(30,196)

American2.9%(15,112)

Russian1.5%(7,938)

Dutch1.4%(7,177)

French1.3%(6,491)

Scottish1.2%(6,419)

Hungarian1.1%(5,886)

Arab1%(5,276)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1%(5,247)

Greek0.9%(4,643)

West Indian0.8%(4,292)

Norwegian0.8%(4,032)

Swedish0.8%(4,029)

Portuguese0.7%(3,655)

Subsaharan African0.6%(3,034)

Austrian0.5%(2,795)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(2,646)

Slovak0.4%(2,304)

Welsh0.4%(1,987)

Lithuanian0.4%(1,979)

Jamaican0.3%(1,773)

Czech0.3%(1,742)

Swiss0.3%(1,715)

British0.3%(1,606)

Brazilian0.3%(1,473)

Turkish0.3%(1,466)

Syrian0.3%(1,349)

Haitian0.3%(1,305)

French Canadian0.2%(1,271)

Danish0.2%(1,220)

Egyptian0.2%(1,180)

Romanian0.2%(1,175)

Armenian0.2%(1,165)

Canadian0.2%(972)

Lebanese0.2%(962)

Croatian0.1%(768)

Macedonian0.1%(683)

Serbian0.1%(564)

Finnish0.1%(552)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(548)

Iranian0.1%(540)

Ghanaian0.1%(533)

Belgian0.1%(532)

Guyanese0.1%(513)

Palestinian0.1%(470)

Latvian0.1%(444)

Nigerian0.1%(366)

Bulgarian0%(248)

Israeli0%(239)

Jordanian0%(215)

Moroccan0%(182)

Slovene0%(117)

Ethiopian0%(113)

Cape Verdean0%(87)

Barbadian0%(71)

Kenyan0%(60)

Australian0%(57)

Iraqi0%(45)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.7%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.0%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.4%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 21.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.9%(67,282)

Married59.7%(125,977)

Widowed2.3%(4,871)

Divorced6%(12,750)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(60,045)

Married55%(119,912)

Widowed8%(17,443)

Divorced9.5%(20,643)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 84.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.9%(2,489)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(2,195)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34%(4,740)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.7%(1,489)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(169)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,940 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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