ZIP 08844 · Hillsborough
Who lives in ZIP code 08844 (Hillsborough, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hillsborough, NJ · Somerset County
uszips 2026
People44,463
Median age42.1
Household income$153,556
Home value$547,496
Median rent$2,388/mo
Poverty3.0%
College degree+62.4%
Commute33 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
- 311 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,497
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.0% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
72.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $70,204.
Education (adults 25+)
56.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.5%
- Never married
- 27.8%
- Divorced
- 6.9%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 68.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.6%
- Rent burden
- 28.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 9.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 5.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.