ZIP 08205 · Absecon
Who lives in ZIP code 08205 (Absecon, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Absecon, NJ · Atlantic County
uszips 2026
People28,877
Median age43.1
Household income$93,370
Home value$290,385
Median rent$1,603/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+36.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 265 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,466
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.2% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
45.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,286.
Education (adults 25+)
45.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.9%
- Never married
- 34.8%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 63.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.9%
- Rent burden
- 32.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.