ZIP 07078 · Short Hills
Who lives in ZIP code 07078 (Short Hills, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Short Hills, NJ · Essex County
uszips 2026
People14,613
Median age41.5
Household income$250,001
Home value$1,722,409
Median rent$3,325/mo
Poverty2.1%
College degree+92.7%
Commute43 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
- 706 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,519
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.5% are 65 or older; 67.8% are adults.
Household income
91.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $158,597.
Education (adults 25+)
57.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 73.2%
- Never married
- 21.4%
- Divorced
- 2.6%
- Widowed
- 2.8%
- Family size
- 3.39
- Dual-income families
- 61.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.5%
- Rent burden
- 18.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 0.9%
- With a disability
- 3.8%
- No health insurance
- 0.4%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.