ZIP Code 08559

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Population: 4,608
Median household income: $157,194
Median home value: $556,000

ZIP Code 08559 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, home to about 4,608 residents. At $157,194, its median household income sits above Hunterdon County's $139,453.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08559's population declined 13.2% from 5,307 to 4,608, while its median gross rent rose 25.2% from $1,653 to $2,070.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.5% of the population. 71.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,608
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: $157,194
Median home value: $556,000
Median gross rent: $2,070
Housing units: 2,198
Homeownership rate: 91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3074,608

Median household income

$115,182$157,194

Median home value

$472,700$556,000

Median gross rent

$1,653$2,070

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,307	$115,182	$472,700	$1,653
2020	5,252	$133,580	$477,200	$1,744
2021	5,295	$137,524	$525,200	$1,853
2022	4,902	$165,354	$560,600	$2,000
2023	4,608	$157,194	$556,000	$2,070

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7423.5%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	0.8%
5 to 17	473	10.3%
18 to 24	318	6.9%
25 to 34	396	8.6%
35 to 44	364	7.9%
45 to 54	533	11.6%
55 to 64	883	19.2%
65 to 74	1,082	23.5%
75 and over	520	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,080	88.5%
Black or African American	8	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	76	1.6%
Two or more races	116	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	295	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate14.5%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree36.7%

Graduate or professional degree25.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	2.8%
High school graduate	546	14.5%
Some college or associate's	761	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,387	36.7%
Graduate or professional degree	978	25.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit2.5%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,789	71.3%
Carpooled	201	8.0%
Public transit	63	2.5%
Walked	35	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	418	16.7%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	298	14.3%
15 to 29 min	620	29.7%
30 to 44 min	429	20.5%
45 to 59 min	185	8.9%
60+ min	558	26.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 3.0% (138 of 4,608)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,450	73.1%
Nonfamily households	533	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,983	90.2%
Vacant	215	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,814	91.5%
Renter-occupied	169	8.5%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,983	90.2%
1-unit, attached	30	1.4%
2 to 4 units	153	7.0%
5 to 19 units	21	1.0%
20 or more units	11	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 08559

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