ZIP 07042 · Montclair
Who lives in ZIP code 07042 (Montclair, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Montclair, NJ · Essex County
uszips 2026
People27,326
Median age39.1
Household income$122,847
Home value$824,629
Median rent$2,052/mo
Poverty10.2%
College degree+68.8%
Commute33 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
- 2,795 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,549
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
57.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $69,193.
Education (adults 25+)
41.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.1%
- Never married
- 40.3%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 62.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.7%
- Rent burden
- 30.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 10.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.8%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.