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Morristown, NJ
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Living in Morristown



Morristown is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,339 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Morristown is the 97th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Morristown are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Morristown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Morristown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Morristown, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

If knowledge is power, Morristown is a pretty powerful place. 59.47% of the adults in Morristown have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Morristown in 2018 was $66,283, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $265,132 for a family of four. However, Morristown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Morristown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Morristown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morristown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Morristown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morristown include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English.

In addition, Morristown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.15%).

The most common language spoken in Morristown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.