Middlesex County

Middlesex County has 871,290 residents across 36 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $111,549, 8% above the New Jersey figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $462,900, and 46% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

871,290residentsACS 2020–2024

$111,549median household incomeNew Jersey: $104K

$462,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Middlesex County in New JerseyZIP codes in Middlesex County highlighted; the rest of New Jersey in grey

Map of New Jersey with Middlesex County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 36 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
07001	17,121	$102K	$401K	52%	32%	88%	33 min
07008	25,526	$97K	$406K	55%	30%	93%	34 min
07064	3,481	$134K	$435K	97%	31%	97%	35 min
07067	18,587	$123K	$493K	89%	49%	95%	36 min
07077	3,248	$109K	$429K	71%	32%	93%	36 min
07080	24,411	$130K	$471K	86%	44%	96%	33 min
07095	20,756	$105K	$390K	53%	36%	95%	33 min
07747	32,330	$124K	$486K	73%	49%	94%	39 min
08512	12,928	$119K	$659K	58%	55%	93%	33 min
08536	20,817	$138K	$704K	43%	81%	98%	35 min
08810	7,952	$152K	$497K	88%	71%	97%	37 min
08816	49,360	$144K	$523K	80%	58%	98%	39 min
08817	49,020	$111K	$431K	54%	51%	94%	33 min
08820	39,978	$171K	$630K	76%	72%	96%	46 min
08824	13,366	$175K	$628K	88%	66%	98%	37 min
08828	2,459	$99K	$355K	64%	41%	99%	35 min
08830	19,551	$110K	$427K	65%	54%	96%	37 min
08831	55,658	$109K	$517K	90%	52%	93%	40 min
08832	2,252	$-666667K	$279K	20%	17%	89%	29 min
08837	19,437	$103K	$438K	49%	52%	95%	32 min
08840	18,206	$147K	$560K	76%	62%	97%	39 min
08846	14,645	$105K	$446K	74%	37%	93%	29 min
08850	8,538	$142K	$471K	85%	45%	96%	33 min
08852	18,062	$133K	$523K	66%	67%	98%	36 min
08854	61,088	$128K	$450K	64%	49%	97%	29 min
08857	40,891	$109K	$487K	67%	39%	96%	39 min
08859	25,448	$100K	$446K	58%	38%	97%	35 min
08861	59,351	$64K	$371K	38%	16%	90%	27 min
08863	12,771	$116K	$438K	72%	42%	96%	34 min
08872	20,204	$97K	$447K	60%	36%	94%	34 min
08879	23,556	$93K	$390K	63%	29%	87%	32 min
08882	16,124	$96K	$405K	66%	28%	93%	35 min
08884	8,187	$105K	$370K	86%	37%	88%	35 min
08901	57,263	$66K	$354K	21%	24%	88%	25 min
08902	43,932	$121K	$434K	57%	45%	96%	32 min
08904	15,121	$105K	$472K	40%	70%	98%	30 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

871,290 residents in 307,782 households, next to the New Jersey figure.

22%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

23%

of households are people living alone

55%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

317,979 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $462,900 (±$2,710).

64%

of households own their home

52%

of homes are detached single-family houses

24%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,871

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20197%

2000–20099%

1990–199910%

1980–198916%

1970–197912%

1960–196915%

1950–195915%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier10%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,881.

$111,549

median household income

8.6%

of people live below the poverty line

6.7%

unemployment rate

46%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

34 min

average commute to work

25%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

69%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

18%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Middlesex County, New Jersey, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.