PlainZIP

Jackson, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jackson, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 54,392. 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 JACKSON-NJ · Jackson, NJ 1 ZIPs · 54,392 pop · #2568/25278 · Ocean County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $115,487
  • RANK-TOP #2568/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Manahawkin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-SMALL 54,392
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $485,800

Nearest income peer: Manahawkin, NJ (+ $189 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 Jackson

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

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
54,392
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,487
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 $115,487 and home value $485,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 38.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 08527, is all of Jackson

There is no split to weigh here: 08527 holds every one of Jackson's 54,392 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Jackson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,129 establishments, 9,255 employees , annual payroll $479,691k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08527 (1,129 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (189) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Jackson, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Ocean County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jackson. See the Ocean County roll-up →

Jackson sits in the upper half of Ocean County on income: Toms River, Lakewood and Brick report less, while Point Pleasant Beach reports more. Manchester Township marks the far end of that range at $52,178, 55% below Jackson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08527 54,392 $115,487 1,129 247
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Jackson 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 Jackson, .