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Somerset County

Somerset County has 349,846 residents across 26 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $140,374, 36% above the New Jersey figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $552,100, and 58% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
349,846residentsACS 2020–2024
$140,374median household incomeNew Jersey: $104K
$552,100median home valueowner-occupied homes
96%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Somerset County in New JerseyZIP codes in Somerset County highlighted; the rest of New Jersey in grey
Map of New Jersey with Somerset 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 26 ZIP codes.

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

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
0705916,811$212K$922K89%68%97%36 min
070696,623$172K$883K85%63%91%37 min
0792028,753$193K$800K84%75%96%34 min
079217,700$123K$433K79%63%97%35 min
079247,713$236K$785K94%73%99%31 min
079312,985$201K$1.17M83%70%93%39 min
079341,293$245K$846K92%79%97%29 min
07939322$-666667K$-666667K–20%––
07977917$151K$871K74%70%100%30 min
0850211,849$227K$817K82%78%98%38 min
08528321$-666667K$234K91%78%100%46 min
08553819$148K$597K76%71%98%24 min
085587,648$236K$910K86%79%95%40 min
0880514,066$93K$418K50%32%94%27 min
0880739,560$169K$591K83%61%95%34 min
0881214,224$118K$443K75%41%95%33 min
08821283$156K$443K87%35%100%25 min
088238,884$116K$299K72%59%99%35 min
0883510,921$93K$354K77%27%92%30 min
088363,855$230K$744K100%74%96%35 min
0884444,463$154K$548K80%62%96%35 min
088535,634$221K$773K73%76%98%35 min
088698,368$108K$457K50%45%93%24 min
0887356,327$125K$466K68%55%98%36 min
0887623,380$123K$485K61%57%94%31 min
088804,867$113K$359K58%24%96%28 min

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

People.

349,846 residents in 130,802 households, next to the New Jersey figure.

21%
under 18
20%
aged 18–34
17%
aged 65 and over
23%
of households are people living alone
58%
of households are married couples

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

Homes.

133,639 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $552,100 (±$7,374).

74%
of households own their home
58%
of homes are detached single-family houses
18%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
0%
are mobile homes
2%
of housing units are vacant
$2,033
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–200910%
1990–199917%
1980–198920%
1970–19799%
1960–196913%
1950–195910%
1940–19495%
1939 or earlier9%

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 ±$3,294.

$140,374
median household income
5.4%
of people live below the poverty line
4.7%
unemployment rate
58%
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
23%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
70%
of workers drive or carpool
3%
take public transportation
1%
walk or bike
23%
work from home
4%
of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

96%
of households have a broadband subscription
3%
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 Somerset County, New Jersey, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Wyckoff 08
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Wyckoff 08
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Wyckoff-Garretson House, Middlebush, Somerset County, c. 1730
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Wyckoff-Garretson House, Middlebush, Somerset County, c. 1730
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Middlebush School, Middlebush, NJ - front view
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Middlebush School, Middlebush, NJ - front view
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