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Sussex County, NJ

Demographic and economic profile of Sussex County, NJ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Sussex County is a largely residential, owner-occupied county of 147,444 people, where 84.9% of residents own their homes at a median value of $342,800 and a median gross rent of $1,503 per month. The workforce of roughly 101,000 participants (68.7% labor force participation rate) skews older at a median age of 43.8, with 40.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $60,398. Median household income of $116,186 and a poverty rate of just 5.4% signal a relatively affluent population, though a mean commute of 36.3 minutes points to significant out-of-county employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

147,444

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$116,186

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

Sussex County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone119,960 (82.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race9,363 (6.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,101 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,369 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone2,917 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,701 (1.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,502
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,209
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2,017
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic757
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island603

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,683

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,137

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$56,471

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance19,105
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services10,420
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)8,926
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)7,731
  5. 5.Construction (Group)6,374

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations36,191
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations16,617
  3. 3.Service Occupations10,145
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,830
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,567

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 1.27×)1,861
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.17×)6,308
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.10×)1,987
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)9,146
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.07×)10,375

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$342,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,503/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99913,386 (27.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99910,210 (21.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9997,197 (14.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,995 (10.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,876 (10.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,873 (3.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

40.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$60,398

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone58,374 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home11,384 (14.9%)
  • Carpooled4,727 (6.2%)
  • Public Transit703 (0.9%)
  • Walked608 (0.8%)
  • Other481 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.