ZIP 07871 · Sparta
Who lives in ZIP code 07871 (Sparta, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sparta, NJ · Sussex County
uszips 2026
People21,437
Median age41.1
Household income$167,654
Home value$477,563
Median rent$1,855/mo
Poverty3.9%
College degree+62.5%
Commute38 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
- 217 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,998
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.3% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
70.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $74,940.
Education (adults 25+)
47.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.3%
- Never married
- 25.6%
- Divorced
- 7.2%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 65.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.8%
- Rent burden
- 36.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 8.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.9%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.