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Moving to Morristown, New Jersey

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Population: 18,544. Estimated population in July 2024: 18,851 (+1.7% change)
Males: 9,302 (50.2%), Females: 9,242 (49.8%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $57,562
Median house value: $224,400

Population by Race

Races in Morristown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.7%)
  • Hispanic (27.1%)
  • Black (17.0%)
  • Other race (8.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • Asian Indian (1.2%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (14.4%), Italian (10.8%), German (7.5%), English (6.1%), Polish (3.5%), United States (2.7%).

Land area: 2.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Morristown

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morristown town

  • Never married: 39.0%
  • Now married: 40.5%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

32.4% Foreign born (23.5% Latin America, 5.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,346 (+14.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Morristown:

  • MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (100 MADISON AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Morristown:

  • GREYSTONE PARK PSYCH HOSP (about 3 miles; GREYSTONE PARK, NJ)
  • ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
  • SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DOVER, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Morristown:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 23 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 30 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 34 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Morristown:

Amtrak station near Morristown:

  • 19 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Morristown:

  • COLLEGE OF SAINT ELIZABETH (Full-time enrollment: 1,062; Location: 2 CONVENT RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.st-elizabeth.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF AMERICA (Full-time enrollment: 259; Location: 226 SUSSEX AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
  • MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCH OF CARDIO TECHN (Location: 100 MADISON AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
  • AMERICAN FLYERS (Location: 5 AIRPORT RD; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morristown:

  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 8 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 19 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)

Schools

Public high school in Morristown:

  • MORRISTOWN HIGH (Students: 1,524; Location: 50 EARLY STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Morristown:

  • DELBARTON SCHOOL (Students: 540; Location: 230 MENDHAM RD; Grades: 7 – 12; Boys only)
  • THE MORRISTOWN-BEARD SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 70 WHIPPANY ROAD; Grades: 6 – 12)
  • VILLA WALSH ACADEMY (Students: 218; Location: 455 WESTERN AVE; Grades: 7 – 12; Girls only)

Public primary/middle schools in Morristown:

  • FRELINGHUYSEN (Students: 991; Location: WEST HANOVER AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORMANDY PARK SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: NORMANDY PARKWAY; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ALEXANDER HAMILTON (Students: 278; Location: 24 MILLS STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • SUSSEX AVENUE (Students: 277; Location: 125 SUSSEX AVENUE; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • HILLCREST (Students: 273; Location: 160 HILLCREST AVENUE; Grades: KG – 02)
  • THOMAS JEFFERSON (Students: 270; Location: JAMES STREET & OGDEN PLACE; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • UNITY CS (Students: 105; Location: 340 SPEEDWELL AVENUE; Grades: KG – 08)
  • NJ REGIONAL DAY SC-MORRIS (Students: 65; Location: WEST HANOVER AVENUE; Grades: UG – UG)
  • LAFAYETTE LEARNING CTR (Students: 33; Location: HAZEL STREET; Grades: UG – UG)
  • N J REG DAY-MENDHAM (Location: WEST HANOVER AVE.; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Morristown:

  • ASSUMPTION OF THE BVM SCHOOL (Students: 603; Location: 63 MACCULLOCH AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • THE PECK SCHOOL (Students: 307; Location: 247 SOUTH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • CHEDER LUBAVITCH (Students: 188; Location: 226 SUSSEX AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE (Students: 165; Location: 21 CUTLER ST; Grades: PK – 5)

Libraries

Library in Morristown:

  • MORRISTOWN & MORRIS TWP. JOINT FREE PUB. LIB. (Operating income: $2,003,158; Location: 1 MILLER ROAD; 187,629 books; 6,835 audio materials; 7,734 video materials; 498 serial subscriptions)

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