New Brunswick, NJ
Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Brunswick, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 55,223. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet NEW-BRUNSWICK-NJ · New Brunswick, NJ 1 ZIPs · 55,223 pop · #15063/25278 · Middlesex County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $65,810
- RANK-MID #15063/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Perth Amboy
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-RENT 21% owners
- POP-SMALL 55,223
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $353,800
Nearest income peer: Perth Amboy, NJ ( $1,319 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 New Brunswick
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Brunswick on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Perth Amboy · lowest
Perth Amboy · lowest
$64,491 median HH income
- New Brunswick · this city
New Brunswick · this city
$65,810 median HH income
- South Amboy · near
South Amboy · near
$92,786 median HH income
- Carteret · near
Carteret · near
$97,021 median HH income
- Parlin · near
Parlin · near
$99,882 median HH income
- East Brunswick · highest
East Brunswick · highest
$143,586 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, New Brunswick, NJ sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 40th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 55,223
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $65,810
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,810 and poverty 32.0% concentrate in 08901.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (21.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,814 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within New Jersey, Mauricetown is the closest lower-income city and Deepwater the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Brunswick.
Population concentration
New Brunswick's single ZIP 08901 carries the town
New Brunswick is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08901 is the entire residential footprint (55,223 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 New Brunswick's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 1,071 establishments, 20,240 employees , annual payroll $1,570,075k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08901 (1,071 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (175) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in New Brunswick, NJ
These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Brunswick. See the Middlesex County roll-up →
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Middlesex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than New Brunswick, Edison, Piscataway and East Brunswick among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. East Brunswick marks the far end of that range at $143,586, 118% above New Brunswick.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08901 | 55,223 | $65,810 | 1,071 | 3,343 |
New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick, .