ZIP 07208 · Elizabeth
Who lives in ZIP code 07208 (Elizabeth, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elizabeth, NJ · Union County
uszips 2026
People31,937
Median age37.9
Household income$65,511
Home value$459,476
Median rent$1,400/mo
Poverty14.4%
College degree+22.5%
Commute30 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
- 6,881 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,779
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.0% are 65 or older; 77.0% are adults.
Household income
29.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,141.
Education (adults 25+)
48.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
60.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.2%
- Never married
- 43.9%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.30
- Dual-income families
- 57.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 28.0%
- Rent burden
- 33.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.9%
- Unemployment
- 9.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.3%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 26.1%
- Limited English
- 32.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.