ZIP Code 08558

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, New Jersey.

Population: 7,236
Median household income: $240,968
Median home value: $853,300

Covering part of Somerset County, New Jersey, ZIP Code 08558 has about 7,236 residents. At $240,968, its median household income sits above Somerset County's $135,960.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 08558's population declined 5.8% from 7,684 to 7,236, while its median gross rent rose 18.2% from $1,520 to $1,796.

78.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,236
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $240,968
Median home value: $853,300
Median gross rent: $1,796
Housing units: 2,758
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,6847,236

Median household income

$210,682$240,968

Median home value

$681,800$853,300

Median gross rent

$1,520$1,796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,684	$210,682	$681,800	$1,520
2020	7,545	$206,287	$672,100	$1,451
2021	7,810	$213,966	$692,300	$1,496
2022	7,515	$233,865	$774,900	$1,636
2023	7,236	$240,968	$853,300	$1,796

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5419.3%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	1.4%
5 to 17	1,539	21.3%
18 to 24	624	8.6%
25 to 34	352	4.9%
35 to 44	604	8.3%
45 to 54	1,394	19.3%
55 to 64	1,221	16.9%
65 to 74	507	7.0%
75 and over	891	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,126	57.0%
Black or African American	503	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.4%
Asian	1,897	26.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	261	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	413	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate10.6%

Some college or associate's9.4%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree46.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	1.7%
High school graduate	526	10.6%
Some college or associate's	467	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,588	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,303	46.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone53.5%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit6.0%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.7%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,828	53.5%
Carpooled	90	2.6%
Public transit	204	6.0%
Walked	266	7.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	945	27.7%
Other means	81	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	456	18.5%
15 to 29 min	816	33.0%
30 to 44 min	561	22.7%
45 to 59 min	148	6.0%
60+ min	488	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 2.3% (165 of 7,161)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,049	77.7%
Nonfamily households	589	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,638	95.6%
Vacant	120	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,334	88.5%
Renter-occupied	304	11.5%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,284	82.8%
1-unit, attached	187	6.8%
2 to 4 units	52	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	235	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 08558

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