ZIP 08817 · Edison
Who lives in ZIP code 08817 (Edison, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Edison, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People49,020
Median age38.5
Household income$110,808
Home value$431,410
Median rent$2,030/mo
Poverty6.3%
College degree+50.6%
Commute30 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
- 1,783 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,411
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.9% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
56.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,885.
Education (adults 25+)
60.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.2%
- Never married
- 30.0%
- Divorced
- 5.9%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 3.26
- Dual-income families
- 60.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.8%
- Rent burden
- 24.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.8%
- With a disability
- 8.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 11.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.