Highland Park, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Highland Park, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,982. 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 HIGHLAND-PARK-NJ · Highland Park, NJ 1 ZIPs · 13,982 pop · #3729/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-HIGH $104,694
  • RANK-TOP #3729/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Monroe Township
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 40% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,982
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $471,700

Nearest income peer: Monroe Township, NJ (+ $4,348 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 Highland Park

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Highland Park, NJ sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 15%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,982
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$104,694
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 $104,694 and home value $471,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 69.8%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (40.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,873 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Jersey, Lake Hiawatha is the closest lower-income city and Spotswood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Highland Park.

Population concentration

Highland Park's single ZIP 08904 carries the town

Highland Park is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08904 is the entire residential footprint (13,982 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 Highland Park's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 306 establishments, 2,034 employees , annual payroll $99,732k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08904 (306 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (64) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Highland Park, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Highland Park. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Highland Park lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Middlesex County: Edison, Piscataway and East Brunswick earn more and New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and South Amboy earn less. Perth Amboy marks the far end of that range at $64,491, 38% below Highland Park.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08904 13,982 $104,694 306 2,964

Highland Park 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 Highland Park, .