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)