ZIP 08242 · Rio Grande
Who lives in ZIP code 08242 (Rio Grande, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rio Grande, NJ · Cape May County
uszips 2026
People4,141
Median age51.4
Household income$93,250
Home value$326,888
Median rent$1,305/mo
Poverty9.5%
College degree+33.6%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 336 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,904
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 81.4% are adults.
Household income
43.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,302.
Education (adults 25+)
32.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.7%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 15.2%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 2.65
- Dual-income families
- 52.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.6%
- Rent burden
- 33.2%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 28.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.