ZIP 08863 · Fords
Who lives in ZIP code 08863 (Fords, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fords, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People12,771
Median age39.9
Household income$115,861
Home value$437,846
Median rent$1,913/mo
Poverty6.4%
College degree+42.0%
Commute31 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
- 2,880 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,744
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.9% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
58.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,582.
Education (adults 25+)
46.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
24.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.8%
- Never married
- 36.9%
- Divorced
- 9.5%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.39
- Dual-income families
- 66.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.7%
- Rent burden
- 29.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 11.4%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.