What is the population of Sussex borough?

Sussex borough has 2,004 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #459 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Sussex borough?

Median household income in Sussex borough is $72,601 a year, 7.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,422 a month and the median home value is $258,400, so rent absorbs about 23.5% of median household income.

Is Sussex borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sussex borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Sussex, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Sussex, New Jersey (Sussex, NJ — Census place “Sussex borough”) is 2,004 residents, ranking #459 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $72,601, the median home is worth $258,400 and median gross rent runs $1,422 a month. Looking for the Sussex New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Sussex, NJ: 07461.

Population: 2,004Sussex borough residents
Median household income: $72,601Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $258,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,422Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 36.6%Owner-occupied households

Sussex ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Sussex.

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

07461

What the numbers mean in Sussex borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Sussex borough median would spend about 23.5% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 36.6% of households own their home.

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

Sussex borough, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Sussex borough is a small town in New Jersey, with 2,004 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #459 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 34% of them. The median age here is 43.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Sussex borough earn a median of $72,601 a year, 7.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below 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 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Sussex borough is valued at $258,400, 14.8% below the national figure and 37% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,422 a month, 1.1% above the national figure, or roughly $17,064 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.5% 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 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 36.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 Sussex borough?: Sussex borough has 2,004 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #459 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Sussex borough?: Median household income in Sussex borough is $72,601 a year, 7.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sussex borough?: Median gross rent is $1,422 a month and the median home value is $258,400, so rent absorbs about 23.5% of median household income.
Is Sussex borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sussex borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Sussex borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.