Poverty Status in 1999: Sussex County
Individuals Individuals 18 and over Related Chlidren under 18
Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent
Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below
Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty
Determined Level Level Determined Level Level Determined Level Level
Sussex County 142,641 5,693 4.0 102,821 3,940 3.8 39,709 1,642 4.1
Andover borough 652 18 2.8 543 17 3.1 108 0 0.0
Andover township 5,330 186 3.5 3,808 128 3.4 1,493 29 1.9
Branchville borough 847 37 4.4 661 25 3.8 183 9 4.9
Byram township 8,220 143 1.7 5,841 109 1.9 2,369 24 1.0
Frankford township 5,252 269 5.1 3,918 192 4.9 1,327 70 5.3
Franklin borough 5,136 360 7.0 3,636 209 5.7 1,500 151 10.1
Fredon township 2,853 62 2.2 2,098 36 1.7 751 22 2.9
Green township 3,196 52 1.6 2,302 37 1.6 894 15 1.7
Hamburg borough 3,102 142 4.6 2,271 93 4.1 831 49 5.9
Hampton township 4,943 101 2.0 3,631 71 2.0 1,308 26 2.0
Hardyston township 6,121 285 4.7 4,647 206 4.4 1,467 72 4.9
Hopatcong borough 15,911 480 3.0 11,753 360 3.1 4,148 110 2.7
Lafayette township 2,295 85 3.7 1,650 72 4.4 645 13 2.0
Montague township 3,397 406 12.0 2,484 241 9.7 913 165 18.1
Newton town 7,860 882 11.2 5,994 664 11.1 1,859 211 11.4
Ogdensburg borough 2,632 150 5.7 1,854 75 4.0 778 75 9.6
Sandyston township 1,829 99 5.4 1,361 67 4.9 468 32 6.8
Sparta township 18,085 279 1.5 12,515 198 1.6 5,560 71 1.3
Stanhope borough 3,521 77 2.2 2,638 71 2.7 883 6 0.7
Stillwater township 4,267 120 2.8 3,074 107 3.5 1,193 13 1.1
Sussex borough 2,140 235 11.0 1,633 156 9.6 507 79 15.6
Vernon township 24,628 717 2.9 17,132 471 2.7 7,477 227 3.0
Walpack township 37 0 0.0 37 0 0.0 0 0 ---
Wantage township 10,387 508 4.9 7,340 335 4.6 3,047 173 5.7
Source:          2000 Census of Population & Housing, Summary File 3.
Prepared by:  New Jersey State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor, May, 2002.