ZIP 08879 · South Amboy
Who lives in ZIP code 08879 (South Amboy, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
South Amboy, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People23,556
Median age41.0
Household income$92,786
Home value$390,101
Median rent$1,660/mo
Poverty8.7%
College degree+28.9%
Commute30 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
- 1,284 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,344
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 78.8% are adults.
Household income
46.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,848.
Education (adults 25+)
44.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
24.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.9%
- Never married
- 31.7%
- Divorced
- 14.7%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 57.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.9%
- Rent burden
- 32.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.7%
- Unemployment
- 7.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 5.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.