New Jersey · Census place 48300
Morristown town, NJ
Quick answer
Morristown town has 20,256 residents, ranking #55 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $115,409, the median home is worth $552,800 and median gross rent runs $2,171 a month.
- Population
- 20,256Morristown town residents
- Median household income
- $115,409Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $552,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,171Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 36.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Morristown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Morristown town median would spend about 22.6% 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 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.2% of residents and 36.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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