| | People QuickFacts | Sussex County | New Jersey |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 8,821,155 |
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Population, 2010 | 149,265 | 8,791,894 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
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Population, 2000 | 144,166 | 8,414,350 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.0% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.0% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.4% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 93.5% | 68.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 13.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 8.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 6.4% | 17.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 88.8% | 59.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.4% | 89.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.4% | 20.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.6% | 28.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 93.0% | 87.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 31.4% | 34.6% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 10,179 | 488,675 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 37.9 | 29.8 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 62,057 | 3,553,562 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 84.8% | 66.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.7% | 36.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $322,400 | $357,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 55,842 | 3,176,069 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.66 | 2.69 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $35,982 | $34,858 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $83,089 | $69,811 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.8% | 9.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Sussex County | New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 3,397 | 231,1861 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 31,479 | 3,443,2111 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 3.1% | -3.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 10,449 | 570,178 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 14,840 | 781,622 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 7.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.5% | 8.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 8.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.8% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 116,608,094 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 233,413,004 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,722,382 | 124,813,580 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,359 | $14,453 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 172,435 | 19,993,613 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 210 | 13,535 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 720,560 | 79,592,4371 |
