ZIP 08859 · Parlin
Who lives in ZIP code 08859 (Parlin, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Parlin, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People25,448
Median age39.1
Household income$99,882
Home value$441,467
Median rent$1,654/mo
Poverty7.0%
College degree+37.6%
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
- 2,066 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,123
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.2% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
49.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,485.
Education (adults 25+)
52.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.8%
- Never married
- 34.5%
- Divorced
- 9.5%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 56.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.4%
- Rent burden
- 27.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.2%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 9.0%
- Limited English
- 8.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.