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Sussex County

0
TOTAL POPULATION

Source: US Census, 2010

0
LABOR FORCE

Source: Chmura, 2016

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Vernon Twp 23,943
2 Sparta Twp 19,722
3 Hopatcong Borough 15,147
4 Wantage Twp 11,358
5 Byram Twp 8,350
6 Hardyston Twp 8,213

Source: US Census Bureau 2010

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Insurance-Holding Companies
2 Newton Medical Center Hospital
3 Selective Ins Co of America Insurance
4 Thor Labs Life Sciences
5 Mountain Creek Resort Tourism
6 Raider Express Logistics
7 Ames Rubber Corp Manufacturing
8 Shop Rite Retail

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 94
2 Black 2
3 Hispanic (of all races) 6
4 Asian 2
5 Other 1

Source: US Census, 2010- 2015

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 20 27
2 20-39 23
3 40-64 38
4 65+ 12

Source: US Census, 2010- 2015

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE PERCENTAGE
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 95
4 Associates Degree 8
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 36
6 Post-graduate studies 12

Source: US Census, American FactFinder, 2017

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 Sussex County CC 2 Yr 2,732 N/A

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed

0 %
USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015

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COMMUTER
RAIL LINES

Source: NJ Transit

MILEAGE TO AIRPORTS

wdt_ID Airport Miles
1 Newark International Airport 48
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 73
3 LaGuardia Airport 62
4 Philadelphia International Airport 121
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 82
6 Atlantic City International Airport 153
7 Teterboro Airport 46

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID PORT Miles
1 Port Newark-Elizabeth 50

TAXES

wdt_ID Tax Percent
1 Corporate Income Tax (Single Sales Factor) 6.5% to 11.5% (for incomes over $1M)
2 Personal Income Tax 1.4% to 10.75% (for incomes over $1M)
3 Sales and Use Tax 6.625% (3.3125% in UEZs)
4 Gross Receipts Tax None
5 Franchise Tax None
6 Personal Property Tax None
7 Real Property Tax No state property tax
8 Fuel Tax 50.7 cents per gallon
*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022. Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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