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Middlesex, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Middlesex, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,635. 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 MIDDLESEX-NJ · Middlesex, NJ 1 ZIPs · 13,635 pop · #3686/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-HIGH $105,000
  • RANK-TOP #3686/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Monroe Township
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,635
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $446,400

Nearest income peer: Monroe Township, NJ (+ $4,042 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 Middlesex

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Middlesex 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, Middlesex, 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
13,635
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$105,000
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 $105,000 and home value $446,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 36.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Middlesex as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Woodbridge is the closest lower-income city and Little Falls the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Middlesex.

Population concentration

Middlesex reads through its lone ZIP, 08846

13,635 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08846 is not the leading code inside Middlesex, 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 Middlesex's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 436 establishments, 4,540 employees , annual payroll $297,487k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08846 (436 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (59) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Middlesex, NJ

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

Middlesex 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, 39% below Middlesex.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08846 13,635 $105,000 436 1,510
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Middlesex 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 Middlesex, .