ZIP 07062 · Plainfield
Who lives in ZIP code 07062 (Plainfield, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Plainfield, NJ · Union County
uszips 2026
People15,399
Median age35.9
Household income$98,344
Home value$395,957
Median rent$1,881/mo
Poverty10.6%
College degree+32.4%
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
- 3,092 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,843
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.3% are 65 or older; 74.4% are adults.
Household income
48.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,149.
Education (adults 25+)
40.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
38.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.4%
- Never married
- 42.4%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.57
- Dual-income families
- 66.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.8%
- Rent burden
- 33.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.7%
- Unemployment
- 9.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 6.0%
- No health insurance
- 17.5%
- Limited English
- 7.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.