ZIP Code 08823

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, New Jersey.

Population: 8,873
Median household income: $109,182
Median home value: $279,400

ZIP Code 08823 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, New Jersey, home to about 8,873 residents. Its median household income of $109,182 runs below the Somerset County figure of $135,960.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08823's population declined 2.7% from 9,117 to 8,873, while its median gross rent rose 15.7% from $1,937 to $2,242.

The median resident is 39.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,873
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $109,182
Median home value: $279,400
Median gross rent: $2,242
Housing units: 3,445
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1178,873

Median household income

$103,938$109,182

Median home value

$268,000$279,400

Median gross rent

$1,937$2,242

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,117	$103,938	$268,000	$1,937
2020	8,324	$91,528	$258,700	$1,870
2021	9,071	$96,110	$264,100	$1,962
2022	9,024	$104,314	$264,300	$2,219
2023	8,873	$109,182	$279,400	$2,242

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	596	6.7%
5 to 17	958	10.8%
18 to 24	965	10.9%
25 to 34	1,225	13.8%
35 to 44	1,209	13.6%
45 to 54	1,259	14.2%
55 to 64	1,344	15.1%
65 to 74	1,042	11.7%
75 and over	275	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,034	22.9%
Black or African American	1,534	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.5%
Asian	3,572	40.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	450	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,233	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate14.8%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree34.9%

Graduate or professional degree23.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	520	8.2%
High school graduate	938	14.8%
Some college or associate's	1,196	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,219	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,481	23.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone63.5%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit6.3%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means6.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,091	63.5%
Carpooled	474	9.7%
Public transit	306	6.3%
Walked	21	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	639	13.1%
Other means	336	6.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	543	12.8%
15 to 29 min	1,667	39.4%
30 to 44 min	1,076	25.4%
45 to 59 min	256	6.1%
60+ min	686	16.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 7.2% (632 of 8,812)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,583	75.0%
Nonfamily households	862	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,445	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,307	67.0%
Renter-occupied	1,138	33.0%

1-unit, detached17.3%

1-unit, attached28.4%

2 to 4 units18.8%

5 to 19 units34.5%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	597	17.3%
1-unit, attached	979	28.4%
2 to 4 units	647	18.8%
5 to 19 units	1,189	34.5%
20 or more units	33	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 08823

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