ZIP 08831 · Monroe Township
Who lives in ZIP code 08831 (Monroe Township, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Monroe Township, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People55,658
Median age54.8
Household income$109,042
Home value$521,028
Median rent$2,014/mo
Poverty3.6%
College degree+51.9%
Commute38 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
- 419 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 24,083
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.3% are 65 or older; 82.4% are adults.
Household income
53.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $54,847.
Education (adults 25+)
52.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.4%
- Never married
- 16.7%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 11.8%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 50.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.6%
- Rent burden
- 41.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.2%
- Limited English
- 6.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.