ZIP 07848 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 07848 (Lafayette, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, NJ · Sussex County
uszips 2026
People4,257
Median age52.4
Household income$128,317
Home value$439,466
Median rent$1,528/mo
Poverty5.5%
College degree+41.1%
Commute33 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
- 72 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,573
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.7% are 65 or older; 84.6% are adults.
Household income
61.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,500.
Education (adults 25+)
39.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.1%
- Never married
- 27.7%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 63.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.0%
- Rent burden
- 26.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 13.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.