| Vernon Center, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Vernon Center |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sussex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sussex |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vernon |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.68 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.63 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.95 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.61 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1743 |
| Population Density Km2: | 228.43 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 591.65 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 249 |
| Elevation Ft: | 817 |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [3] [4] |
| Coordinates: | 41.1888°N -74.504°W |
| Area Code: | 862/973 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [5] [6] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 02584037[7] |
Vernon Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[8] [9] [10] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 1,713.[11]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.957 square miles (7.657 km2), including 2.939 square miles (7.611 km2) of land and 0.018 square miles (0.047 km2) of water (0.61%).[3]
The 2010 United States census counted 1,713 people, 846 households, and 416 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,228 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 93.75% (1,606) White, 0.99% (17) Black or African American, 0.12% (2) Native American, 1.69% (29) Asian, 0.12% (2) Pacific Islander, 1.46% (25) from other races, and 1.87% (32) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.35% (143) of the population.[11]
Of the 846 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18; 28.0% were married couples living together; 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 50.8% were non-families. Of all households, 42.6% were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.79.[11]
21.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 103.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 104.4 males.[11]