Moving to Stanhope, New Jersey
Population: 3,584. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,701 (+3.3% change)
Males: 1,700 (47.4%), Females: 1,884 (52.6%)
Sussex County
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $63,059
Median house value: $151,100
Population by Race
Races in Stanhope:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Black (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (22.5%), German (21.0%), Irish (20.1%), English (9.5%), Polish (7.8%), Greek (3.8%).
Elevation: 882 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Stanhope
- High school or higher: 91.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Stanhope borough
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.3%
- Divorced: 12.7%
5.1% Foreign born (2.9% Europe, 1.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +209 (+6.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Stanhope:
- HACKETTSTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ)
- SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DOVER, NJ)
- NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; NEWTON, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stanhope:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 41 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 45 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
- TETERBORO (about 46 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stanhope:
- TRINCA (about 6 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 13N)
- AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 7 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 12N)
- NEWTON (about 8 miles; NEWTON, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stanhope:
- COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 10 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
- RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 32 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
Schools
Public high school in Stanhope:
- LENAPE VAL REGIONAL HIGH (Students: 852; Location: SPARTA STANHOPE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Stanhope:
- BYRAM LAKES ELEMENTARY (Students: 613; Location: 11 MANSFIELD DRIVE; Grades: KG – 04)
- BYRAM TWP INTERMEDIATE (Students: 560; Location: BEATRICE JOHNSON ANNEX; Grades: 05 – 08)
- VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL (Students: 368; Location: 24 VALLEY ROAD; Grades: 01 – 08)
- LINDEN AVE SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 19 LINDEN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 01)