PlainZIP

Elmer, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elmer, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,702. 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 ELMER-NJ · Elmer, NJ 1 ZIPs · 12,702 pop · #5789/25278 · Salem County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $92,558
  • RANK-UPPER #5789/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hancocks Bridge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,702
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $302,000

Nearest income peer: Hancocks Bridge, NJ ( $2,379 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 Elmer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elmer 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, Elmer, NJ sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,702
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,558
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 $92,558 and home value $302,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 26.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elmer as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Mount Arlington is the closest lower-income city and Roselle the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elmer.

Population concentration

Elmer's single ZIP 08318 carries the town

Elmer is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08318 is the entire residential footprint (12,702 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 Elmer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 227 establishments, 2,689 employees , annual payroll $162,867k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08318 (227 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (41) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Elmer, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Salem County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elmer. See the Salem County roll-up →

Elmer sits in the upper half of Salem County on income: Penns Grove, Pennsville and Salem report less, while Woodstown, Pedricktown and Alloway report more. Alloway marks the far end of that range at $134,583, 45% above Elmer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08318 12,702 $92,558 227 62
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Elmer 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 Elmer, .