Sussex County vs. Orange County
Home > Facts > United States > County Comparisons
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Sussex County (NJ) Orange County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 140,799 381,951
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -5.4% 2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 148,909 372,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 149,265 372,813
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.5% 6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.8% 25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.3% 14.0%
Female persons, percent 50.3% 49.9%
White alone, percent 93.5% 80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.5% 12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 2.0% 2.9%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.6% 21.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 85.8% 63.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 7,710 19,756
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 10.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 62,464 144,232
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 82.5% 68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $266,000 $263,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,241 $2,280
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $974 $909
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,260 $1,223
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 13.4% 29.1%
Building permits, 2018 156 1,084
Households, 2014-2018 53,361 126,776
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.63 2.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.9% 91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.5% 24.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.3% 88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 88.1% 76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.8% 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.9% 29.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.1% 5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.3% 62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.6% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 222,300 575,225
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 551,185 2,176,848
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 465,836 2,592,425
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 459,581 8,298,409
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,819,816 6,221,053
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,343 $16,611
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 38.2 33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $90,520 $76,716
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $42,639 $33,472
Persons in poverty, percent 5.2% 11.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,224 9,596
Total employment, 2017 32,217 118,615
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,352,356 4,805,589
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.4% 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 11,240 25,847
All firms, 2012 12,238 29,609
Men-owned firms, 2012 7,489 17,418
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,366 9,576
Minority-owned firms, 2012 924 5,989
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,972 22,503
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,212 2,523
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 10,439 25,811
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 7.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 7.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.8% 29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 287.6 459.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 519.01 811.69
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sussex county (NJ) and Orange county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.