ZIP 08869 · Raritan
Who lives in ZIP code 08869 (Raritan, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Raritan, NJ · Somerset County
uszips 2026
People8,368
Median age41.3
Household income$107,672
Home value$464,967
Median rent$2,112/mo
Poverty8.0%
College degree+44.5%
Commute22 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
- 1,622 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,326
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.0% are 65 or older; 85.7% are adults.
Household income
55.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,172.
Education (adults 25+)
52.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.0%
- Never married
- 31.6%
- Divorced
- 7.6%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 73.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.9%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 75.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.7%
- With a disability
- 9.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.3%
- Limited English
- 3.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.