Whippany ZIP Code List — Morris County, NJ

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,660	18.6%
18 and over	7,278	81.4%
65 and over	1,695	19.0%
Median age	49.5 years

Group	Count	%
White	6,933	71.7%
Asian	1,117	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino	730	7.6%
Two or more races	645	6.7%
Other race	192	2%
Black or African American	51	0.5%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.0%
$10k–$15k	1.2%
$15k–$25k	2.4%
$25k–$35k	6.2%
$35k–$50k	2.3%
$50k–$75k	7.6%
$75k–$100k	9.6%
$100k–$150k	20.9%
$150k–$200k	19.1%
$200k+	27.8%
Median income	$144,573

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$604,900
Median rent / month	$2,620
Owner occupied	89.2%
Renter occupied	10.8%
Vacant	2.1%
Single-family detached	69.3%
Large apartment buildings	4.8%
Mobile homes	0.0%
Median rooms	6.9
Avg household size (owned)	2.44

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	10.5%
2000–2009	6.1%
1990–1999	19.6%
1980–1989	6.0%
1970–1979	13.8%
1960–1969	13.1%
1950–1959	25.4%
1940–1949	0.7%
1939 or earlier	4.7%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.8%
1 bedroom	9.6%
2 bedrooms	17.3%
3 bedrooms	32.3%
4 bedrooms	35.0%
5+ bedrooms	5.0%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	5.4%
1 vehicle	33.1%
2 vehicles	42.8%
3 or more	18.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	91.0%
Electricity	7.4%
Propane / LP gas	0.5%
Fuel oil	0.6%
No fuel used	0.2%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	2,052	55.1%
Cohabiting couple	68	1.8%
Male householder, no spouse	362	9.7%
Female householder, no spouse	1,244	33.4%
Households with children under 18	942	25.3%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,193	32.0%
Average household size	2.37

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	33.6%	25.5%
Married	62.8%	48.5%
Separated	0.3%	0.0%
Widowed	1.5%	13.6%
Divorced	1.9%	12.3%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	98.1%
Bachelor's or higher	56.0%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	69	3.3%
Kindergarten	64	3.0%
Elementary school	870	41.4%
High school	501	23.8%
College / grad school	599	28.5%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	59.0%
Service	11.4%
Sales & office	21.0%
Natural resources & construction	3.4%
Production & transportation	5.2%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	76.5%
Government	20.5%
Self-employed	3.0%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	71.9%
Carpool	4.5%
Public transit	4.4%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	0.1%
Avg commute (minutes)	26.4

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	30.6%
Retirement income	24.2%
Supplemental Security	1.1%
Cash public assistance	0.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	1.4%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	0.0%
High cholesterol	0.0%
Heart disease	5.9%
Stroke	2.5%
Asthma	7.7%
Arthritis	21.0%
Kidney disease	2.5%
Pulmonary disease	4.8%
Cancer	7.9%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.4%
No physical activity	15.2%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	28.9%
Fair or poor health	8.6%
Poor mental health	11.7%
Poor physical health	7.1%
No health insurance	9.4%
Visited doctor (checkup)	74.9%
Visited dentist	75.8%
Cholesterol screening	0.0%
Teeth loss	7.9%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	240	3.3%

Disability	%
Any disability	9.7%
Under 18	3.2%
18–64 years	5.6%
65 and over	30.4%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	90.8%
Public insurance	22.0%
Uninsured under 19	0.5%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	8,701	97.3%
Spanish	490	5.6%
Other Indo-European	148	1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander	172	2.0%
Other languages	163	1.9%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	7,153	80.0%
Born in same state	7,142	79.9%
Born in different state	5,917	66.2%
Foreign born	11	0.1%
Naturalized citizen	1,785	20.0%
Not a US citizen	1,542	86.4%