Morris County, New Jersey Demographics

Morris County is 11th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per household

Morris County is 17th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

Morris County is 32nd out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Morris County is 43rd out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Morris County is 44th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Morris County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Home median value

Morris County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Morris County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Morris County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income per capita

Morris County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income per household

Morris County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Morris County is 4th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Morris County is 4th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Retail sales

Morris County is 5th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Morris County is 5th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Morris County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	497,999	10th	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	460.2	7th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,069.8	11th	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Morris County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	16th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.9%	9th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.7%	8th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Morris County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	93.1%	3rd	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	49.0%	2nd	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Morris County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	84.9%	7th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.4%	19th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	17th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	9.7%	5th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	17th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	16th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	12th	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	73.9%	9th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Morris County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.0%	15th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	18.7%	9th	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Morris County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	190,659	9th	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	25.2%	12th	35.9%	25.9%
Households	179,581	9th	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.1%	7th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$463,200	2nd	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.7	8th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	878	10th	17,939	829,658

Income Demographics
	Morris County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$48,067	3rd	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$98,148	3rd	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	4.1%	19th	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Morris County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Non-farm private establishments	16,622	5th	226,878	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	272,926	4th	3,377,848	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	52,546	6th	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$8,756,311	4th	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$18,032	2nd	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,129,752	6th	$19,993,613	$613,795,732