ZIP 07008 · Carteret
Who lives in ZIP code 07008 (Carteret, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carteret, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People25,526
Median age38.1
Household income$97,021
Home value$405,783
Median rent$2,032/mo
Poverty8.2%
College degree+30.1%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,241 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,230
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
48.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,302.
Education (adults 25+)
51.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
34.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.3%
- Never married
- 40.0%
- Divorced
- 10.1%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.56
- Dual-income families
- 62.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.7%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.6%
- Unemployment
- 10.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 11.7%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 9.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.