Morris County, NJ Demographic Data
Morris County, NJ Summary
Morris County is located in New Jersey
- Population: 497,999
- Area: 481.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 460.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 21.45 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,033.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 846.46 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Morris County, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
254,150
51%
50.8
Male
244,273
49%
49.2
Total Population
498,423
323,128,000
Morris County, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
24,511
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
28,633
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
33,390
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
34,544
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
30,179
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
53,096
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
62,351
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
80,246
16.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
37,312
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
33,591
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
45,364
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22,819
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
12,387
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
390,254
78.3%
77.2
Female
201,299
51.6%
51.3
Male
188,955
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
372,307
74.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
99,927
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
80,570
16.2%
15.2
Female
45,218
56.1%
55.8
Male
35,352
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Morris County, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
488,739
98.1%
96.8
White
402,032
80.7%
72.6
Black or African American
15,796
3.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
139
0.0%
0.8
Asian
53,056
10.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
29,292
5.9%
1.2
Chinese
10,763
2.2%
1.3
Filipino
5,157
1.0%
0.9
Japanese
690
0.1%
0.2
Korean
2,193
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,666
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
3,295
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
17,716
3.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,684
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
66,155
13.3%
17.8
Mexican
9,855
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
15,133
3.0%
1.7
Cuban
4,308
0.9%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
36,859
7.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
432,268
86.7%
82.2
Morris County, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
10,576
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
11,168
3.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
70,570
20.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
45,410
13.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
24,795
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
110,527
31.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
74,120
21.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
21,744
6.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
325,422
93.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
184,647
53.2%
31.2
Morris County, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
117,163
28.4%
33.7%
Now Married
233,942
56.8%
47.5
Divorced
33,517
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
4,771
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
22,496
5.5
5.8%
Morris County, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
354,517
74.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
119,395
25.2%
21.6%
Spanish
53,343
11.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
38,177
8.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
23,722
5.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
4,153
0.9%
1.1%
Morris County, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,893
2.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,992
2.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7,482
4.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,569
4.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
13,337
7.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
23,127
12.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
21,264
11.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
37,082
20.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
22,608
12.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
38,705
21.4%
6.4
Median household income
106,985
57,617
Per capita income
52,726
31,128
Morris County, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
607
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
17,114
6.6%
9.8
Construction
12,156
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
57,318
22.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
30,273
11.6%
6.6
Information
9,322
3.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
29,921
11.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9,682
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
41,559
16.0%
11.4
Public administration
8,025
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
26,516
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10,270
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7,713
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
11,735
4.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
132,335
50.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
20,850
8.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
62,690
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
32,866
12.6%
18.1%
Morris County, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
255,780
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
203,846
79.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
16,667
6.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14,776
5.8%
5.1
Walked
4,980
1.9%
2.7
Other means
2,194
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
13,317
5.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.7
26.6
Morris County, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,590
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
49,091
27.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
77,152
42.6%
37.1
3 or more
47,226
26.1%
21.0
Morris County, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
181,059
94.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
136,087
75.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
44,972
24.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
11,006
5.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Morris County, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
192,065
1 room
1,840
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
3,122
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
18,054
9.4%
9.1
4 rooms
18,676
9.7%
16.5
5 rooms
21,067
11.0%
19.8
6 rooms
27,708
14.4%
17.8
7 rooms
24,969
13.0%
12.0
8 rooms
28,069
14.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
48,560
25.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Morris County, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
192,065
1-unit, detached
129,577
67.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
15,579
8.1%
5.9
2-units
7,940
4.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,711
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,059
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8,857
4.6%
4.4
20 or more units
18,011
9.4%
9.0
Mobile home
331
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Morris County, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
26,269
13.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
11,310
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
32,388
16.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
30,632
15.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
25,866
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
21,293
11.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
24,444
12.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
16,373
8.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,996
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,494
0.8%
1.4%
Morris County, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
123,002
67.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,332
2.4%
4.7
Electricity
17,374
9.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
34,434
19.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
933
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
55
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
403
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
526
0.3%
1.1
Morris County, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
94,042
47295100.0
Less than $500
81
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
1,530
1.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,001
6.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
12,144
12.9%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
17,020
18.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
17,932
19.1%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
39,334
41.8%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
37,105
39.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14,616
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12,394
13.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8,840
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
20,914
22.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
173
0.0%
0.0%
Morris County, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
43,205
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
1,015
2.3%
1.8%
Less than $500
1,881
4.4%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,557
5.9%
1.9%
$500 to $999
3,442
8.0%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,616
13.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
10,295
23.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
18,399
42.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,767
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,449
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5,131
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7,150
16.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,699
15.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,926
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,132
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
15,729
36.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,205
0.0%
0.0%
Morris County, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
136,087
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,028
0.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
889
0.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,608
1.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,881
2.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
19,413
14.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
55,909
41.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
45,268
33.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8,091
5.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
443,100
205,000
