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Howell, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Howell, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 38,304. 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 HOWELL-NJ · Howell, NJ 1 ZIPs · 38,304 pop · #1385/25278 · Monmouth County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $134,056
  • RANK-TOP #1385/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Matawan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,304
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $494,600

Nearest income peer: Matawan, NJ ( $9,673 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 Howell

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Howell 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, Howell, NJ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,304
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$134,056
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 $134,056 and home value $494,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 44.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Jersey, Cream Ridge is the closest lower-income city and Sea Girt the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Howell.

Population concentration

Howell's single ZIP 07731 carries the town

Howell is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 07731 is the entire residential footprint (38,304 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Howell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 964 establishments, 11,498 employees , annual payroll $583,135k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07731 (964 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (164) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Howell, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Monmouth County, which covers 50 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Howell. See the Monmouth County roll-up →

Howell sits in the upper half of Monmouth County on income: Freehold, Asbury Park and Neptune report less, while Englishtown, Middletown and Morganville report more. Long Branch marks the far end of that range at $79,870, 40% below Howell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07731 38,304 $134,056 964 445
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Howell 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 Howell, .