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Sussex County

New Jersey · 148,063 residents (2025 est.) · 518 sq mi
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Sussex County is a county of 145,807 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. At a median age of 43.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 36 minutes. Median household income runs $116,186, well clear of the $82,259 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
145,807
+1%since 2000
from 144,166 in 2000
148,063 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
281 / sq mi
−4%since 2009
from 292 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
43.8
+18%since 2000
from 37.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
518 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
129K135K141K147K153K19902000201020202024Sussex County
2024146K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(7,000)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(7,699)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.5%(8,062)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(8,793)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(7,976)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.6%(16,929)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(18,179)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.6%(19,760)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.3%(23,753)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.9%(17,316)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(7,864)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(2,476)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$116,186
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,266 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$57,252
+112%since 2000
from $26,992 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
70.5%
+15.7 ptssince 2009
from 54.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 4.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.416
+8%since 2010
from 0.386 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$369,400
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $157,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,585
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $790 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
83.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 82.7% in 2000
16.3% rent
Vacancy rate
8.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.50 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.72 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.1%
−14.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
−20%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
34
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic93.4%(134,624)
Black1%(1,444)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(4,822)
Asian1.2%(1,723)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.7%(116,218)
Black1.7%(2,490)
Hispanic / Latino11.9%(17,355)
Asian2%(2,869)
Other4.7%(6,875)
Diversity Score
43
+81%since 2009
from 24 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
19
−10%since 2020
from 21 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4%(5,797)
Colombian1.3%(1,928)
Dominican1.3%(1,862)
Central American0.9%(1,378)
Cuban0.8%(1,189)
Mexican0.6%(920)
Ecuadorian0.6%(903)
Spaniard0.5%(749)
Argentine0.4%(516)
Salvadoran0.3%(502)
Peruvian0.3%(428)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.2%(326)
Uruguayan0.2%(319)
Guatemalan0.2%(275)
Bolivian0.1%(169)
Chilean0.1%(140)
Costa Rican0.1%(108)
Nicaraguan0.1%(91)
Panamanian0.1%(76)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(787)
Filipino0.5%(720)
Korean0.2%(305)
Chinese0.2%(266)
Pakistani0.1%(211)
Burmese0.1%(114)
Kazakh0.1%(102)
Japanese0.1%(88)
Taiwanese0%(50)
Thai0%(23)
Uzbek0%(5)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Ancestry
Irish21.2%(30,885)
Italian19.8%(28,851)
German17.9%(26,060)
English9.7%(14,126)
Polish7.5%(10,981)
American4.1%(6,016)
Dutch2.9%(4,202)
French2%(2,964)
Scottish1.8%(2,607)
Hungarian1.3%(1,842)
Russian1.2%(1,725)
Swedish0.9%(1,369)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Ukrainian0.9%(1,315)
Norwegian0.8%(1,174)
Portuguese0.7%(1,055)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(914)
Greek0.6%(848)
Welsh0.6%(832)
Lithuanian0.5%(794)
Czech0.5%(731)
West Indian0.5%(663)
Slovak0.4%(642)
Arab0.4%(605)
British0.4%(535)
Austrian0.3%(408)
Armenian0.3%(380)
Swiss0.3%(367)
Turkish0.2%(346)
Danish0.2%(338)
Jamaican0.2%(334)
Croatian0.2%(306)
Romanian0.2%(269)
Brazilian0.2%(258)
Canadian0.2%(246)
Syrian0.1%(195)
Belgian0.1%(174)
Egyptian0.1%(166)
Guyanese0.1%(131)
Lebanese0.1%(118)
Finnish0.1%(101)
Haitian0.1%(93)
Ghanaian0.1%(80)
Nigerian0%(58)
Kenyan0%(45)
Iranian0%(42)
Serbian0%(31)
Ethiopian0%(29)
Barbadian0%(24)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Israeli0%(12)
Slovene0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.3%
+13.1 ptssince 2000
from 27.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.4%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 89.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
36.3 min
+15%since 2000
from 31.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.3%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 82.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.9%
+9.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 71.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.2%
+9.2 ptssince 2009
from 37.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
49.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
8.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.8%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 8.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.5%
+8.2 ptssince 2017
from 86.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 95.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2016
from 90.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.9%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 4.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.9%(19,683)
Married57.2%(35,276)
Widowed2.4%(1,493)
Divorced8.5%(5,244)
Women 15+
Never married26.5%(16,246)
Married54.3%(33,286)
Widowed7.7%(4,696)
Divorced11.6%(7,122)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.8%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 8.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 10.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 82.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 27.6% 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)22.3%(1,269)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(1,026)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(2,125)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(192)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(100)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,683 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sussex County, New Jersey?

Sussex County, New Jersey has about 145,807 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sussex County, New Jersey?

The typical household in Sussex County, New Jersey earns about $116,186 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sussex County, New Jersey expensive?

In Sussex County, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $369,400, and the typical rent is about $1,585 a month.

How educated are people in Sussex County, New Jersey?

About 40.3% of adults age 25 and over in Sussex County, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sussex County, New Jersey?

About 5.5% of people in Sussex County, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sussex County, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Sussex County, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 14,864 residents, a change of about 11 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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