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Stanhope, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Stanhope is a Census borough of 3,552 people across 1.84 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $139,205, 86.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Stanhope
What Stanhope is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.84 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,932
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanhope
How many people live in Stanhope
- Population3,552
- Median age39.3
- Population under 18909 plus or minus 245
- Share under 1825.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over419 plus or minus 117
- Share 65 and over11.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households1,336
- Family households902
- Share of households that are families67.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanhope
Income and work in Stanhope
- Median household income$139,205
- Per capita income$53,409
- Civilian labor force2,134
- Employed2,058
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 55
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over2,423
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanhope
Housing in Stanhope
- Housing units1,372
- Occupied units1,336
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 56
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied1,150
- Renter occupied186 plus or minus 85
- Ownership rate86.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$376,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,964
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Single family units1,177
- Share single family85.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more195 plus or minus 93
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanhope
How Stanhope gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,747
- Commuting under 15 minutes266 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,101 plus or minus 241
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.0 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanhope
SBA loans in Stanhope (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$7,757,000
- Average approval$554,071
- Median approval$235,000
- Largest approval$3,443,000
- Jobs supported86
- Jobs per approval6.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term134 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more35.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stanhope, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Stanhope
Flood risk in Stanhope
- NFIP communityBorough of Stanhope
- NFIP community number340456
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/11
The Borough of Stanhope participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340456 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Stanhope
Sussex County context, not Stanhope figures
- Establishments in Sussex County3,184
- Covered employment, Sussex County38,360
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$58,693
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County158
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Stanhope.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Stanhope questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stanhope, New Jersey?
3,552, in 1,336 households. Stanhope borough covers 1.84 square miles of land, which is 1,932 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Stanhope in?
Sussex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Stanhope?
$139,205. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $376,700. Median gross rent is $1,964 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Stanhope businesses?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $7.8 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $235,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stanhope, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Stanhope borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Stanhope. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Stanhope in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Stanhope appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Stanhope, borough of, community 340456, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Stanhope figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Stanhope.
Is zoning published for Stanhope?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.