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Vernon Center, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Vernon Center is a Census CDP of 1,503 people across 2.95 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $74,338, 71.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Vernon Center
What Vernon Center is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.95 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land510 plus or minus 112
- 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.
Vernon Center
How many people live in Vernon Center
- Population1,503 plus or minus 331
- Median age42.8 plus or minus 15.2
- Population under 1885 plus or minus 64
- Share under 185.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over209 plus or minus 103
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households991 plus or minus 209
- Family households301 plus or minus 111
- Share of households that are families30.4 percent plus or minus 9.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vernon Center
Income and work in Vernon Center
- Median household income$74,338 plus or minus $19,975
- Per capita income$57,182 plus or minus $11,551
- Civilian labor force1,146 plus or minus 293
- Employed1,122 plus or minus 295
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,226
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.9 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Vernon Center
- Housing units1,208
- Occupied units991 plus or minus 209
- Vacant units217 plus or minus 118
- Vacancy rate18.0 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Owner occupied713 plus or minus 188
- Renter occupied278 plus or minus 122
- Ownership rate71.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,500 plus or minus $42,010
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,494
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units233 plus or minus 114
- Share single family19.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Units in buildings of two or more950 plus or minus 218
- Share in buildings of two or more78.6 percent
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Vernon Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute941 plus or minus 272
- Commuting under 15 minutes174 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.5 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more605 plus or minus 183
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.3 percent
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home16.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sussex County, not Vernon Center
Sussex County context, not Vernon Center 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 Vernon Center.
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.
Coverage
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
Vernon Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Vernon Center, New Jersey?
1,503, in 991 households. Vernon Center CDP covers 2.95 square miles of land, which is 510 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Vernon Center 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 Vernon Center?
$74,338. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,500. Median gross rent is $1,494 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Vernon Center 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 Vernon Center.
Is zoning published for Vernon Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.