ZIP Code 08852

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Population: 17,333
Median household income: $121,771
Median home value: $489,100

ZIP Code 08852 (Middlesex County, New Jersey) is home to about 17,333 residents. The median household income of $121,771 is above the Middlesex County median ($109,028).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08852's population declined 5.6% from 18,368 to 17,333, while its median gross rent rose 14.0% from $1,664 to $1,897.

64.4% of workers drive to work alone. 35.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,333
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $121,771
Median home value: $489,100
Median gross rent: $1,897
Housing units: 6,721
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,36817,333

Median household income

$107,061$121,771

Median home value

$404,300$489,100

Median gross rent

$1,664$1,897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,368	$107,061	$404,300	$1,664
2020	17,643	$104,227	$416,900	$1,690
2021	18,480	$109,462	$425,400	$1,752
2022	18,068	$117,411	$447,900	$1,799
2023	17,333	$121,771	$489,100	$1,897

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	746	4.3%
5 to 17	3,090	17.8%
18 to 24	1,249	7.2%
25 to 34	2,172	12.5%
35 to 44	2,682	15.5%
45 to 54	2,920	16.8%
55 to 64	2,237	12.9%
65 to 74	1,369	7.9%
75 and over	868	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,158	29.8%
Black or African American	1,134	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8,774	50.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.4%
Two or more races	458	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,741	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's14.9%

Bachelor's degree33.5%

Graduate or professional degree31.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	758	6.2%
High school graduate	1,759	14.4%
Some college or associate's	1,830	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,109	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,792	31.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone64.4%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit4.4%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,218	64.4%
Carpooled	578	6.0%
Public transit	425	4.4%
Walked	28	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,308	23.9%
Other means	105	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,125	15.3%
15 to 29 min	2,458	33.4%
30 to 44 min	1,569	21.3%
45 to 59 min	952	12.9%
60+ min	1,250	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 6.0% (1,034 of 17,274)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,629	69.6%
Nonfamily households	2,026	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,655	99.0%
Vacant	66	1.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,388	65.9%
Renter-occupied	2,267	34.1%

1-unit, detached35.9%

1-unit, attached20.7%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units22.7%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,415	35.9%
1-unit, attached	1,390	20.7%
2 to 4 units	441	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1,524	22.7%
20 or more units	491	7.3%
Mobile home & other	460	6.8%

ZIP Code 08852

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