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Moving to Wharton, New Jersey

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Population: 6,298. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,222 (-1.2% change)
Males: 3,043 (48.3%), Females: 3,255 (51.7%)

Morris County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $56,580
Median house value: $165,300

Population by Race

Races in Wharton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.5%)
  • Hispanic (23.2%)
  • Other race (7.2%)
  • Black (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Asian Indian (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Irish (21.0%), German (19.9%), Italian (12.5%), English (10.2%), Polish (6.3%), Hungarian (3.5%).

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wharton

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wharton borough

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 51.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

13.8% Foreign born (6.7% Latin America, 3.9% Asia, 2.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +919 (+17.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wharton:

  • SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DOVER, NJ)
  • ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
  • GREYSTONE PARK PSYCH HOSP (about 8 miles; GREYSTONE PARK, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wharton:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 33 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 37 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 43 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wharton:

  • AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 13 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 12N)
  • TRINCA (about 14 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 13N)
  • NEWTON (about 15 miles; NEWTON, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wharton:

  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 4 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 24 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)

Public primary/middle schools in Wharton:

  • MARIE V DUFFY (Students: 552; Location: 137 E. CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CATHERINE A DWYER (Students: 354; Location: 665 MT. HOPE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • A C MAC KINNON MIDDLE (Students: 250; Location: 137 E. CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Wharton:

  • ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 345 S MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Wharton:

  • WHARTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $163,142; Location: 15 S. MAIN STREET; 34,106 books; 700 audio materials; 342 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)

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