ZIP 08006 · Barnegat Light
Who lives in ZIP code 08006 (Barnegat Light, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Barnegat Light, NJ · Ocean County
uszips 2026
People500
Median age62.7
Household income$125,417
Home value$1,128,724
Median rent—
Poverty5.9%
College degree+73.2%
Commute46 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 232 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 217
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
45.0% are 65 or older; 83.4% are adults.
Household income
57.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,625.
Education (adults 25+)
40.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.2%
- Never married
- 13.5%
- Divorced
- 6.5%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 18.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 94.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 32.3%
- Unemployment
- 21.5%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 10.2%
- No health insurance
- 0.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.