ZIP Code 07028

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Essex County, New Jersey.

Population: 8,002
Median household income: $246,500
Median home value: $725,600

ZIP Code 07028 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Essex County, New Jersey, home to about 8,002 residents. At $246,500, its median household income sits above Essex County's $76,712.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 07028's population grew 3.6% from 7,724 to 8,002, while its median gross rent rose 40.7% from $1,702 to $2,395.

The median gross rent is $2,395. 82.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,002
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $246,500
Median home value: $725,600
Median gross rent: $2,395
Housing units: 2,629
Homeownership rate: 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7248,002

Median household income

$198,625$246,500

Median home value

$649,500$725,600

Median gross rent

$1,702$2,395

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,724	$198,625	$649,500	$1,702
2020	7,716	$210,068	$648,600	$1,725
2021	7,970	$239,779	$668,400	$1,814
2022	7,970	$239,192	$693,100	$2,042
2023	8,002	$246,500	$725,600	$2,395

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	438	5.5%
5 to 17	1,880	23.5%
18 to 24	680	8.5%
25 to 34	444	5.5%
35 to 44	1,226	15.3%
45 to 54	1,097	13.7%
55 to 64	1,143	14.3%
65 to 74	912	11.4%
75 and over	182	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,769	72.1%
Black or African American	284	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	468	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.3%
Two or more races	414	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,045	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.3%

High school graduate10.9%

Some college or associate's6.1%

Bachelor's degree40.0%

Graduate or professional degree42.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	0.3%
High school graduate	546	10.9%
Some college or associate's	307	6.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,003	40.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,134	42.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone35.5%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit27.8%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,321	35.5%
Carpooled	164	4.4%
Public transit	1,035	27.8%
Walked	65	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,075	28.9%
Other means	63	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	554	20.9%
15 to 29 min	479	18.1%
30 to 44 min	616	23.3%
45 to 59 min	167	6.3%
60+ min	832	31.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 1.0% (80 of 8,002)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,255	87.9%
Nonfamily households	309	12.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,564	97.5%
Vacant	65	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,383	92.9%
Renter-occupied	181	7.1%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,221	84.5%
1-unit, attached	37	1.4%
2 to 4 units	82	3.1%
5 to 19 units	12	0.5%
20 or more units	277	10.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 07028

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