ZIP Code 08835

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, New Jersey.

Population: 10,870
Median household income: $93,872
Median home value: $321,100

ZIP Code 08835 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, New Jersey, home to about 10,870 residents. Its median household income of $93,872 runs below the Somerset County figure of $135,960.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 08835's population grew 6.3% from 10,230 to 10,870, while its median gross rent rose 35.6% from $1,355 to $1,837.

The median gross rent is $1,837. 28.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,870
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $93,872
Median home value: $321,100
Median gross rent: $1,837
Housing units: 4,538
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,23010,870

Median household income

$69,625$93,872

Median home value

$262,000$321,100

Median gross rent

$1,355$1,837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,230	$69,625	$262,000	$1,355
2020	10,193	$72,615	$267,400	$1,387
2021	10,861	$79,766	$266,800	$1,487
2022	10,892	$85,925	$301,300	$1,673
2023	10,870	$93,872	$321,100	$1,837

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	526	4.8%
5 to 17	1,517	14.0%
18 to 24	960	8.8%
25 to 34	1,263	11.6%
35 to 44	1,600	14.7%
45 to 54	1,561	14.4%
55 to 64	1,448	13.3%
65 to 74	1,420	13.1%
75 and over	575	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,440	59.2%
Black or African American	909	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	302	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	101	0.9%
Two or more races	341	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,777	25.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	621	7.9%
High school graduate	3,055	38.8%
Some college or associate's	1,941	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,528	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	722	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,224	71.0%
Carpooled	734	12.3%
Public transit	50	0.8%
Walked	173	2.9%
Bicycle	89	1.5%
Worked from home	588	9.9%
Other means	90	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,403	26.2%
15 to 29 min	2,249	42.0%
30 to 44 min	913	17.0%
45 to 59 min	424	7.9%
60+ min	371	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 12.3% (1,335 of 10,870)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,872	66.8%
Nonfamily households	1,428	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,300	94.8%
Vacant	238	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,114	72.4%
Renter-occupied	1,186	27.6%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units24.9%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,005	66.2%
1-unit, attached	183	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1,130	24.9%
5 to 19 units	220	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 08835

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