ZIP 08816 · East Brunswick
Who lives in ZIP code 08816 (East Brunswick, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
East Brunswick, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People49,360
Median age41.3
Household income$143,586
Home value$521,535
Median rent$2,044/mo
Poverty5.8%
College degree+58.3%
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
- 942 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,715
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 75.0% are adults.
Household income
66.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $64,605.
Education (adults 25+)
56.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.5%
- Never married
- 26.9%
- Divorced
- 7.7%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 63.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.7%
- Rent burden
- 34.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 9.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 8.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.