ZIP 07060 · Plainfield
Who lives in ZIP code 07060 (Plainfield, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Plainfield, NJ · Union County
uszips 2026
People48,363
Median age33.4
Household income$78,602
Home value$391,935
Median rent$1,724/mo
Poverty15.6%
College degree+20.0%
Commute29 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
- 3,736 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,951
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.2% are 65 or older; 73.0% are adults.
Household income
37.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,864.
Education (adults 25+)
44.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
62.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.7%
- Never married
- 47.6%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 3.66
- Dual-income families
- 65.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 38.1%
- Rent burden
- 36.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.2%
- Unemployment
- 9.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.6%
- With a disability
- 7.3%
- No health insurance
- 29.7%
- Limited English
- 22.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.