ZIP 08502 · Belle Mead
Who lives in ZIP code 08502 (Belle Mead, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Belle Mead, NJ · Somerset County
uszips 2026
People11,849
Median age41.6
Household income$227,242
Home value$816,957
Median rent$2,298/mo
Poverty3.1%
College degree+77.7%
Commute36 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
- 346 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,983
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.6% are 65 or older; 73.7% are adults.
Household income
79.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $98,736.
Education (adults 25+)
67.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.0%
- Never married
- 23.0%
- Divorced
- 5.3%
- Widowed
- 2.7%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 69.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.8%
- Rent burden
- 25.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.4%
- With a disability
- 4.8%
- No health insurance
- 0.8%
- Limited English
- 7.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.