ZIP 08840 · Metuchen
Who lives in ZIP code 08840 (Metuchen, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Metuchen, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People18,206
Median age39.2
Household income$146,635
Home value$559,193
Median rent$2,058/mo
Poverty3.9%
College degree+62.2%
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
- 2,192 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,378
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.5% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
65.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $64,890.
Education (adults 25+)
48.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.4%
- Never married
- 28.6%
- Divorced
- 8.3%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.41
- Dual-income families
- 66.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.3%
- Rent burden
- 25.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 8.0%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 4.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.