Moving to Mendham, New Jersey

Population: 5,097. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,172 (+1.5% change)
Males: 2,410 (47.3%), Females: 2,687 (52.7%)

Morris County

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $110,348
Median house value: $397,000

Population by Race

Races in Mendham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.9%), Italian (21.1%), German (21.0%), English (13.1%), Polish (7.7%), United States (5.1%).

Elevation: 618 feet

Land area: 6.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mendham

  • High school or higher: 95.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 62.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 27.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mendham borough

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 66.6%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

8.2% Foreign born (4.8% Europe, 1.5% Latin America, 1.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +197 (+4.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mendham:

  • MATHENY SCHOOL & HOSPITAL,THE (about 6 miles; PEAPACK, NJ)
  • MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ)
  • SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DOVER, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mendham:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 31 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 38 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • TETERBORO (about 39 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mendham:

  • SOMERSET (about 12 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: SMQ)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 14 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
  • SOLBERG-HUNTERDON (about 17 miles; READINGTON, NJ; Abbreviation: N51)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Mendham:

  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE FOR SISTERS (Full-time enrollment: 15; Location: 350 BERNARDSVILLE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.acscollegeforsisters.org)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mendham:

  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 6 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 23 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 24 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)

Schools

Public high school in Mendham:

  • WEST MORRIS MENDHAM HIGH (Students: 1,134; Location: EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mendham:

  • HILLTOP SCHOOL (Students: 374; Location: 12 HILLTOP ROAD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW (Students: 298; Location: 100 DEAN ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Mendham:

  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: 8 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • WESTMONT MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location: 577 ROUTE 24; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Mendham:

  • MENDHAM FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $261,954; Location: 10 HILLTOP ROAD; 25,847 books; 832 audio materials; 1,631 video materials; 99 serial subscriptions)