Sussex, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,145. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,189 (+2.1% change)
Males: 1,025 (47.8%), Females: 1,120 (52.2%)

Sussex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $36,172
Median house value: $122,500

Population by Race

Races in Sussex:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (20.4%), Italian (17.5%), German (16.0%), English (13.6%), United States (6.8%), Dutch (6.3%).

Elevation: 464 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sussex

  • High school or higher: 75.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sussex borough

  • Never married: 30.0%
  • Now married: 42.6%
  • Separated: 5.7%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -109 (-4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sussex:

  • ST CLARE’S HOSPITAL (20 WALNUT ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sussex:

  • BON SECOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PORT JERVIS, NY)
  • NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; NEWTON, NJ)
  • ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WARWICK, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sussex:

  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 36 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
  • STEWART INT’L (about 41 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
  • TETERBORO (about 46 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sussex:

  • SUSSEX (about 1 miles; SUSSEX, NJ; Abbreviation: FWN)
  • NEWTON (about 17 miles; NEWTON, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N5)
  • AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 17 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 12N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sussex:

  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 25 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 31 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 33 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)

Schools

Public high school in Sussex:

  • HIGH POINT REGIONAL H S (Students: 1,335; Location: 299 PIGEON HILL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Sussex:

  • SUSSEX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 638; Location: 10 LOOMIS AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Sussex:

  • SUSSEX CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSN (Students: 187; Location: 51 UNIONVILLE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)