Moving to Vernon, New Jersey

Population: 1,737
Males: 871 (50.1%), Females: 866 (49.9%)

Sussex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $74,943
Median house value: $154,200

Population by Race

Races in Vernon Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (32.1%), Irish (30.2%), Italian (23.3%), Polish (11.3%), French (5.9%), English (5.2%).

Elevation: 600 feet

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Vernon Valley

  • High school or higher: 94.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vernon Valley CDP

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 64.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 4.6%

4.0% Foreign born (3.3% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Vernon Valley:

  • ST CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SUSSEX, NJ)
  • ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WARWICK, NY)
  • MID HUDSON FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 12 miles; NEW HAMPTON, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vernon Valley:

  • STEWART INT’L (about 33 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 39 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
  • TETERBORO (about 40 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vernon Valley:

  • SUSSEX (about 10 miles; SUSSEX, NJ; Abbreviation: FWN)
  • GREENWOOD LAKE (about 14 miles; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Abbreviation: 4N1)
  • WARWICK MUNI (about 15 miles; WARWICK, NY; Abbreviation: N72)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vernon Valley:

  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 25 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 26 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 28 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)