ZIP 08828 · Helmetta
Who lives in ZIP code 08828 (Helmetta, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Helmetta, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People2,459
Median age39.2
Household income$98,952
Home value$356,790
Median rent$2,144/mo
Poverty3.7%
College degree+40.5%
Commute32 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
- 1,146 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,074
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.2% are 65 or older; 82.3% are adults.
Household income
48.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $61,518.
Education (adults 25+)
44.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.0%
- Never married
- 30.9%
- Divorced
- 14.8%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 50.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.5%
- Rent burden
- 26.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 9.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.9%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.