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)