| Official Name: | Vernon Valley, New Jersey |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Vernon Valley |
| 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: | 7.01 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.90 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.71 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.67 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Percent: | 1.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1491 |
| Population Density Km2: | 216.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 559.47 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 182 |
| Elevation Ft: | 597 |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [3] [4] |
| Area Code: | 862/973 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [5] [6] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 02390429[7] |
Vernon Valley 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 1,626.[11]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.705mi2, including 2.677mi2 of land and 0.028mi2 of water (1.04%).[3]
Vernon is a valley bounded by two Crystalline Appalachian ridges known as Pochuck Mountain and Wawayanda Mountain.
The 2010 United States census counted 1,626 people, 545 households, and 472 families in the CDP. The population density was 607.5/mi2. There were 577 housing units at an average density of 215.6/mi2. The racial makeup was 96.31% (1,566) White, 0.25% (4) Black or African American, 0.12% (2) Native American, 1.23% (20) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.49% (8) from other races, and 1.60% (26) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.86% (79) of the population.[11]
Of the 545 households, 38.7% had children under the age of 18; 73.6% were married couples living together; 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 13.4% were non-families. Of all households, 10.8% were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.22.[11]
24.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.1 males.[11]
As of the 2000 United States Census there were 1,737 people, 544 households, and 473 families living in the CDP. The population density was 254/km2. There were 560 housing units at an average density of 81.9/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.78% White, 0.63% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.99% of the population.[12]
There were 544 households, out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.9% were non-families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.45.[12]
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.[12]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $74,943, and the median income for a family was $75,468. Males had a median income of $56,033 versus $36,219 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,801. About 0.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.[12]