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Metuchen, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Metuchen, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,558. 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 METUCHEN-NJ · Metuchen, NJ 1 ZIPs · 16,558 pop · #948/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-TOP $146,635
  • RANK-TOP #948/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Brunswick
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,558
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $560,100

Nearest income peer: East Brunswick, NJ ( $3,049 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 Metuchen

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

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,558
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$146,635
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 $146,635 and home value $560,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 62.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Metuchen as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Metuchen reads through its lone ZIP, 08840

16,558 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08840 is not the leading code inside Metuchen, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Metuchen's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 605 establishments, 5,838 employees , annual payroll $307,311k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08840 (605 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (122) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Metuchen, NJ

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

No other city sharing Middlesex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Metuchen. Edison, Piscataway and New Brunswick sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Perth Amboy marks the far end of that range at $64,491, 56% below Metuchen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08840 16,558 $146,635 605 1,985
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Metuchen 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 Metuchen, .