ZIP 08820 · Edison
Who lives in ZIP code 08820 (Edison, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Edison, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People39,978
Median age42.9
Household income$171,363
Home value$630,217
Median rent$2,081/mo
Poverty3.0%
College degree+71.7%
Commute42 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
- 1,480 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,181
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
70.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $75,451.
Education (adults 25+)
68.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.1%
- Never married
- 24.9%
- Divorced
- 4.6%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 64.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.7%
- Rent burden
- 32.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.3%
- With a disability
- 7.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.0%
- Limited English
- 8.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.