ZIP 08536 · Plainsboro
Who lives in ZIP code 08536 (Plainsboro, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Plainsboro, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People20,817
Median age36.1
Household income$137,607
Home value$720,084
Median rent$2,033/mo
Poverty4.3%
College degree+80.9%
Commute33 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
- 1,071 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,353
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.9% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
69.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $83,859.
Education (adults 25+)
65.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.4%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 4.7%
- Widowed
- 2.4%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 61.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.4%
- Rent burden
- 22.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.6%
- With a disability
- 3.6%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 8.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.