What is the population of Morris Plains borough?

Morris Plains borough has 6,214 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #249 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Morris Plains borough?

Median household income in Morris Plains borough is $149,623 a year, 90.5% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Morris Plains borough?

Median gross rent is $2,686 a month and the median home value is $609,700, so rent absorbs about 21.5% of median household income.

Is Morris Plains borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Morris Plains borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Morris Plains, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Morris Plains, New Jersey (Morris Plains, NJ — Census place “Morris Plains borough”) is 6,214 residents, ranking #249 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $149,623, the median home is worth $609,700 and median gross rent runs $2,686 a month. Looking for the Morris Plains New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Morris Plains, NJ: 07950.

Population: 6,214Morris Plains borough residents
Median household income: $149,623Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $609,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,686Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.7%Owner-occupied households

Morris Plains ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Morris Plains.

The Morris Plains NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

07950

What the numbers mean in Morris Plains borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Morris Plains borough median would spend about 21.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3% of residents and 74.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Morris Plains borough, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Morris Plains borough is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 6,214 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #249 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 42.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Morris Plains borough earn a median of $149,623 a year, 90.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 40% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Morris Plains borough is valued at $609,700, 101% above the national figure and 48% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,686 a month, 91% above the national figure, or roughly $32,232 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 74.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Morris Plains borough?: Morris Plains borough has 6,214 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #249 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Morris Plains borough?: Median household income in Morris Plains borough is $149,623 a year, 90.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Morris Plains borough?: Median gross rent is $2,686 a month and the median home value is $609,700, so rent absorbs about 21.5% of median household income.
Is Morris Plains borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Morris Plains borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Morris Plains borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.