What kinds of homes are in Mount Olive Township, NJ?

Name: Types of homes in Mount Olive Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Mount Olive Township, NJ has 11,418 (±359) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 385 homes per square mile of land.

58.5% are detached single-family houses.

7.9% are in buildings of two to four units.

29.4% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 11,418 (±359)
Detached houses: 58.5%
2–4 unit buildings: 7.9%
5+ unit buildings: 29.4%

Homes in Mount Olive Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Mount Olive Township	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	58.5% (±3.1 points)	65.1%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	4.1% (±1.4 points)	8.6%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	2.4% (±1.0 points)	3.5%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	5.5% (±2.0 points)	3.4%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	4.7% (±1.7 points)	3.7%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	14.8% (±3.0 points)	5.0%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	9.9% (±2.2 points)	10.5%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.3%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Mount Olive Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Morris County (19.2%).

It is also higher than in New Jersey (21.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Mount Olive Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Olive Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Mount Olive Township	—	29.4% (±4.1 points)	—
Netcong Borough	3.2 mi	17.6% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Stanhope Borough	3.9 mi	3.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Ledgewood	4.0 mi	29.4% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hackettstown Town	4.4 mi	24.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Succasunna	4.5 mi	2.3% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Byram Center	4.8 mi	2.4% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Roxbury Township	5.0 mi	9.9% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Landing	5.1 mi	5.5% (±6.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Netcong Borough, NJ (17.6%), Stanhope Borough, NJ (3.5%), Succasunna, NJ (2.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
2	Morristown Town	47.6% (±5.1 points)
3	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	34.5% (±3.6 points)
4	Mount Arlington Borough	32.7% (±6.8 points)
5	Rockaway Borough	31.8% (±15.5 points)
6	Florham Park Borough	31.7% (±6.5 points)
7	Pequannock Township	30.5% (±4.2 points)
8	Mount Olive Township	29.4% (±4.1 points)
9	Victory Gardens Borough	26.6% (±11.5 points)
10	Wharton Borough	26.5% (±9.0 points)
11	Morris Plains Borough	23.9% (±5.6 points)
12	Chatham Township	21.6% (±4.5 points)
13	Lincoln Park Borough	20.5% (±6.0 points)
14	Rockaway Township	18.5% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Mount Olive Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Budd Lake, Flanders.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mount Olive Township

How many homes are in Mount Olive Township?

Mount Olive Township, NJ has an estimated 11,418 (±359) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Mount Olive Township houses or apartments?

58.5% are detached houses and 4.1% attached houses, while 37.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Mount Olive Township?

7.9% of homes in Mount Olive Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mount Olive township, Morris County, New Jersey

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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