ZIP Code 08901

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Population: 56,766
Median household income: $60,248
Median home value: $316,800

Covering part of Middlesex County, New Jersey, ZIP Code 08901 has about 56,766 residents. The median household income of $60,248 is below the Middlesex County median ($109,028).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 08901's population declined 1.4% from 57,572 to 56,766, while its median gross rent rose 21.8% from $1,470 to $1,790.

Owners occupy 21.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 24.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,766
Median age: 24.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,248
Median home value: $316,800
Median gross rent: $1,790
Housing units: 17,071
Homeownership rate: 21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

57,57256,766

Median household income

$43,783$60,248

Median home value

$251,100$316,800

Median gross rent

$1,470$1,790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	57,572	$43,783	$251,100	$1,470
2020	57,607	$43,930	$267,200	$1,524
2021	57,257	$49,338	$265,700	$1,597
2022	56,870	$57,138	$289,800	$1,754
2023	56,766	$60,248	$316,800	$1,790

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2430.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,323	5.9%
5 to 17	8,735	15.4%
18 to 24	17,277	30.4%
25 to 34	7,606	13.4%
35 to 44	7,230	12.7%
45 to 54	5,069	8.9%
55 to 64	3,871	6.8%
65 to 74	2,153	3.8%
75 and over	1,502	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,678	25.9%
Black or African American	6,658	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4,865	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	732	1.3%
Two or more races	1,189	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,644	50.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.0%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's14.6%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,330	34.0%
High school graduate	7,503	27.4%
Some college or associate's	3,994	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,537	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,067	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone41.2%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit4.5%

Walked15.1%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means13.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,794	41.2%
Carpooled	3,518	13.4%
Public transit	1,188	4.5%
Walked	3,965	15.1%
Bicycle	539	2.1%
Worked from home	2,638	10.1%
Other means	3,557	13.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,422	31.5%
15 to 29 min	7,813	33.2%
30 to 44 min	5,475	23.2%
45 to 59 min	1,284	5.4%
60+ min	1,567	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 31.6% (15,130 of 47,913)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,972	56.4%
Nonfamily households	6,933	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,905	93.2%
Vacant	1,166	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,462	21.8%
Renter-occupied	12,443	78.2%

1-unit, detached22.9%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units26.8%

5 to 19 units18.0%

20 or more units25.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,916	22.9%
1-unit, attached	1,106	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4,574	26.8%
5 to 19 units	3,079	18.0%
20 or more units	4,292	25.1%
Mobile home & other	104	0.6%

ZIP Code 08901

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