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)