Morris County, New Jersey

514,528 people. The median home is worth $582,500 (typical New Jersey town: $435,600) and the median household earns $137,326.

Towns in Morris County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Parsippany-Troy Hills	56,162	$536,200	$112,327	42.5
Mount Olive	28,886	$487,100	$117,394	39.8
Randolph	26,504	$670,700	$175,000	39.1
Rockaway	25,341	$466,500	$141,868	41.5
Morris	22,974	$765,100	$204,951	44.6
Roxbury	22,950	$465,700	$134,519	43.3
Parsippany	22,778	$555,400	$99,405	42.2
Montville	22,450	$700,200	$169,083	45.0
Jefferson	20,538	$428,200	$119,836	46.4
Morristown	20,180	$567,600	$121,340	34.2
Dover	18,460	$366,700	$73,737	39.8
Washington	18,197	$592,600	$165,651	46.2
Denville	17,107	$564,600	$160,817	42.9
Madison	16,937	$943,200	$171,471	38.2
Pequannock	15,571	$553,200	$120,666	48.7
Hanover	14,677	$629,600	$156,956	48.0
Florham Park	12,585	$791,400	$158,696	40.9
Pompton Plains	11,144	$539,000	$117,959	53.6
East Hanover	11,105	$702,800	$149,583	45.2
Oak Ridge	10,996	$436,100	$121,875	46.7
Chatham	10,983	$1,072,600	$198,913	42.6
Lincoln Park	10,915	$443,300	$123,397	48.3
Succasunna	10,338	$529,100	$161,712	43.9
Lake Hopatcong	10,232	$424,200	$117,625	46.0
Lake Hiawatha	10,194	$428,600	$104,663	38.9
Kinnelon	9,966	$706,400	$187,438	42.8
Flanders	9,832	$552,900	$147,367	43.4
Budd Lake	9,784	$456,100	$114,154	36.9
Chatham	9,212	$984,900	$241,500	37.8
Whippany	8,863	$615,400	$151,420	49.7
Boonton	8,815	$495,400	$114,302	39.5
White Meadow Lake	8,710	$470,800	$149,324	39.6
Long Hill	8,629	$697,100	$169,079	41.6
Butler	8,047	$442,500	$111,557	40.3
Chester	7,713	$790,900	$241,856	46.8
Wharton	7,241	$380,700	$85,767	46.3
Rockaway	6,598	$448,100	$107,053	47.1
Morris Plains	6,153	$643,300	$154,923	41.7
Mendham	6,016	$1,070,400	$250,001	45.9
Mount Arlington	5,909	$422,900	$92,264	48.1
Pine Brook	5,675	$767,200	$126,488	38.3
Towaco	5,624	$701,300	$205,636	47.0
Troy Hills	5,081	$650,500	$183,707	46.5
Mendham	4,981	$819,800	$211,944	46.5
Ledgewood	4,903	$460,900	$135,912	43.0
Mountain Lakes	4,472	$917,000	$250,001	43.4
Boonton	4,380	$720,800	$192,188	43.2
Landing	4,296	$417,400	$128,068	40.2
Riverdale	4,107	$395,900	$102,950	50.2
Cedar Knolls	4,082	$646,700	$170,400	42.0
Mine Hill	4,015	$434,100	$119,583	42.2
Harding	3,871	$1,145,100	$222,429	49.9
Netcong	3,375	$346,100	$83,958	45.1
Millington	3,038	$796,600	$194,306	50.0
Gillette	2,956	$635,900	$109,050	38.3
Mount Hope	2,930	$398,000	$86,607	58.6
Stirling	2,555	$695,300	$180,875	34.7

People and housing

	Morris County	Typical New Jersey town
Median home value	$582,500	$435,600
Median rent	$1,904	$1,774
Median household income	$137,326	$111,891
Median age	42.6	42.7
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.8%	44.1%
Below the poverty line	4.9%	5.7%

Jobs and pay

298,824 jobs in 2024, average pay $101,208 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,287 storm events in Morris County from 1996 to 2026, with 11 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Morris County has been included in 33 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 5, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4614: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
September 2, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3573: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
April 28, 2021	Snowstorm	DR-4597: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
December 11, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4574: Tropical Storm Isaias
March 25, 2020	Biological	DR-4488: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3451: Covid-19

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).