Financial Literacy in Sussex County, New Jersey

Sussex County, New Jersey is home to about 147,444 people. The population has grown 2.4% since 2020, from 143,919 to 147,444. The median age is 44.1.

40% of Sussex County residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 3.2 points below the New Jersey average of 43.2%. Put the other way round: of the 105,664 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 63,398 — 60% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.

The typical household here earns $114,316 a year. That is $12,461 above the New Jersey median. About 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $342,800 — about 3× the median household income, a ratio that makes the arithmetic of a mortgage worth understanding before signing one.

Sussex County by the numbers

Measure	Value
Population (2024)	147,444
Change since 2020	+2.4%
Median household income	$114,316
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree	40%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma	95.4%
Median age	44.1
Poverty rate	5.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%
Median home value	$342,800
Land area	518.489 sq mi
Population density	284 / sq mi

What New Jersey teaches — and to whom

New Jersey requires a half-year of financial literacy in middle school rather than a high-school graduation course. Which means for most residents of Sussex County, whatever they know about money they picked up somewhere other than a classroom.

LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.

Where to start in Sussex County

Start with the money that moves every month

For most households in Sussex County, the fastest gain is not an investing strategy — it is seeing the recurring outflows clearly, knowing what a credit score actually responds to, and understanding which line items on a payslip are negotiable.

Questions people ask about Sussex County

Do high school students in Sussex County, New Jersey have to take a personal finance class?

No. New Jersey sets no statewide requirement that students complete personal finance before graduating.

How many adults in Sussex County, New Jersey have a college degree?

40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 60% are managing their finances without one.

What is the median household income in Sussex County, New Jersey?

$114,316, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.

Where can adults in Sussex County, New Jersey learn personal finance?

Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.

Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.

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Population and demographic figures: U.S. Census Bureau — 2024 Gazetteer, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates, and the American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Graduation-requirement status: NGPF Live U.S. Dashboard, read 2026-09-14. Figures marked as unavailable are suppressed by the Census Bureau for small populations.