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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sussex is $23,104, which is much lower than the state average of $36,359 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sussex median household income is $42,188, which has grown by 16.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sussex residents spend 36.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #487

Sussex, NJ	23,104 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sussex, NJ	26,806 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sussex, NJ	29,313 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sussex, NJ	24,646 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #496

Sussex, NJ	42,188 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sussex, NJ	55,575 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #371

Sussex, NJ	16.63%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sussex, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.67%	$5,268, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.89%	$14,153, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.36%	$671, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.83%	$19,670, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sussex, NJ	49,766 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sussex, NJ	63,477 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sussex, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$41,344, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Hispanic	$39,583, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$80,147, see rank	$103,101	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sussex, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$52,721, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,271, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$30,323, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sussex, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,660, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	779, 46.93%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	560, 71.89%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	560, 71.89%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	470, 83.93%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	90, 16.07%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	219, 28.11%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	881, 53.07%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	538, 61.07%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	538, 61.07%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	464, 86.25%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	74, 13.75%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	343, 38.93%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sussex, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	929, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	724, 77.93%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	52, 5.60%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	28, 3.01%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	58, 6.24%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	15, 1.61%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	52, 5.60%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sussex, NJ	36.0 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sussex, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	934	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	470, 50.32%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	111, 23.62%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	105, 22.34%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	85, 18.09%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	82, 17.45%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 8.94%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	464, 49.68%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	84, 18.10%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	166, 35.78%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	174, 37.50%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	40, 8.62%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sussex, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	934, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	92, 9.85%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	88, 9.42%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 1.28%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	236, 25.27%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17, 1.82%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	13, 1.39%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16, 1.71%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	61, 6.53%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	180, 19.27%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	135, 14.45%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	25, 2.68%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	59, 6.32%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sussex, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	335	16.23%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	83	14.49%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.