Population: 15,888. Estimated population in July 2020: 16,001 (+0.7% change)
Males: 8,022 (50.5%), Females: 7,866 (49.5%)
Sussex County
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $65,799
Median house value: $141,300
Races in Hopatcong:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
- Hispanic (6.0%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (25.9%), Irish (24.4%), German (20.8%), English (7.8%), Polish (7.6%), United States (4.7%).
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 11.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Hopatcong
- High school or higher: 89.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hopatcong borough
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 8.6%
6.5% Foreign born (3.0% Europe, 2.1% Latin America, 1.0% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +206 (+1.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hopatcong:
- SAINT CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DOVER, NJ)
- HACKETTSTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ)
- ST CLARES HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DENVILLE, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hopatcong:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 39 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
- TETERBORO (about 43 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 48 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hopatcong:
- AEROFLEX-ANDOVER (about 7 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 12N)
- TRINCA (about 8 miles; ANDOVER, NJ; Abbreviation: 13N)
- NEWTON (about 8 miles; NEWTON, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hopatcong:
- COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 9 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
- RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 29 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
- UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
Schools
Public high school in Hopatcong:
- HOPATCONG HIGH (Students: 979; Location: 2 WINDSOR AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hopatcong:
- HOPATCONG MIDDLE (Students: 665; Location: DAVID ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DURBAN AVE (Students: 428; Location: 616 DURBAN AVENUE; Grades: 04 – 05)
- HUDSON MAXIM (Students: 400; Location: RIVER STYX RD & LAKESIDE BLVD; Grades: KG – KG)
- TULSA TRAIL ELEM (Students: 398; Location: 2 TULSA TRAIL; Grades: 02 – 03)