ZIP 07079 · South Orange
Who lives in ZIP code 07079 (South Orange, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
South Orange, NJ · Essex County
uszips 2026
People18,539
Median age37.5
Household income$195,417
Home value$860,490
Median rent$2,294/mo
Poverty6.0%
College degree+77.1%
Commute39 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
- 2,510 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,113
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.9% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
73.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $71,976.
Education (adults 25+)
47.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.6%
- Never married
- 39.3%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 70.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.2%
- Rent burden
- 35.6%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.2%
- With a disability
- 9.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.7%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.