ZIP 07069 · Watchung
Who lives in ZIP code 07069 (Watchung, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Watchung, NJ · Somerset County
uszips 2026
People6,623
Median age48.6
Household income$171,705
Home value$884,005
Median rent$2,738/mo
Poverty2.2%
College degree+63.4%
Commute34 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
- 404 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,412
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.8% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
69.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $78,105.
Education (adults 25+)
35.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.0%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 51.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.5%
- Rent burden
- 40.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.5%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 8.9%
- No health insurance
- 1.7%
- Limited English
- 4.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.