ZIP 08882 · South River
Who lives in ZIP code 08882 (South River, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
South River, NJ · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People16,124
Median age37.0
Household income$96,147
Home value$405,176
Median rent$1,675/mo
Poverty12.5%
College degree+27.9%
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
- 2,223 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,574
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.4% are 65 or older; 74.8% are adults.
Household income
47.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,217.
Education (adults 25+)
48.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
24.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.9%
- Never married
- 31.6%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 61.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.6%
- Rent burden
- 38.6%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.8%
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 9.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 7.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.