ZIP 08873 · Somerset
Who lives in ZIP code 08873 (Somerset, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Somerset, NJ · Somerset County
uszips 2026
People56,327
Median age40.4
Household income$124,972
Home value$465,790
Median rent$2,087/mo
Poverty5.8%
College degree+54.6%
Commute34 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
- 677 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 21,831
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
62.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $59,122.
Education (adults 25+)
52.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
20.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.0%
- Never married
- 33.6%
- Divorced
- 8.6%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 59.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.6%
- Rent burden
- 26.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 5.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.