Sussex is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,048 people and five associated neighborhoods, Sussex is the 424th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Sussex was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sussex is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sussex is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sussex who work in office and administrative support (12.45%), food service (10.51%), and sales jobs (9.63%). Of important note, Sussex is also a borough of artists. Sussex has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sussex’s character. Also of interest is that Sussex has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In Sussex, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Sussex citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.61% of adults in Sussex have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Sussex in 2022 was $54,646, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $218,584 for a family of four. However, Sussex contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sussex is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Sussex home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sussex residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sussex include German, Italian, Irish, Dutch, and English. The most common language spoken in Sussex is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
