ZIP 07036 · Linden
Who lives in ZIP code 07036 (Linden, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Linden, NJ · Union County
uszips 2026
People45,671
Median age40.3
Household income$91,882
Home value$417,921
Median rent$1,668/mo
Poverty9.5%
College degree+23.2%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Newark, NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,622 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,239
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 79.9% are adults.
Household income
44.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,911.
Education (adults 25+)
46.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
34.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.4%
- Never married
- 39.5%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 63.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.7%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.6%
- Unemployment
- 9.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 12.7%
- Limited English
- 8.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.