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Belle Mead, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Belle Mead, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,317. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BELLE-MEAD-NJ · Belle Mead, NJ 1 ZIPs · 11,317 pop · #152/25278 · Somerset County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $227,242
  • RANK-TOP #152/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bernardsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,317
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $816,700

Nearest income peer: Bernardsville, NJ (+ $8,800 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Belle Mead

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Belle Mead on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Belle Mead, NJ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,317
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$227,242
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $227,242 and home value $816,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 77.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Belle Mead as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Rumson is the closest lower-income city and Martinsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Belle Mead.

Population concentration

Belle Mead's single ZIP 08502 carries the town

Belle Mead is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08502 is the entire residential footprint (11,317 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Belle Mead's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 200 establishments, 1,899 employees , annual payroll $128,414k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08502 (200 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (72) · also Health care and social assistance · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Belle Mead, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Belle Mead. See the Somerset County roll-up →

Belle Mead sits in the upper half of Somerset County on income: Somerset, Hillsborough and Bridgewater report less, while Bernardsville reports more. Bound Brook marks the far end of that range at $93,341, 59% below Belle Mead.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08502 11,317 $227,242 200 343
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Belle Mead roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Belle Mead, .