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Plainsboro, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Plainsboro, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,073. 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 PLAINSBORO-NJ · Plainsboro, NJ 1 ZIPs · 20,073 pop · #1244/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-TOP $137,607
  • RANK-TOP #1244/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under East Brunswick
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 43% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,073
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $704,100

Nearest income peer: East Brunswick, NJ (+ $5,979 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 Plainsboro

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

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,073
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$137,607
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 $137,607 and home value $704,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 80.9%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (43.4%) for this income tier, rent $2,033 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Plainsboro reads through its lone ZIP, 08536

20,073 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08536 is not the leading code inside Plainsboro, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Plainsboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 470 establishments, 18,611 employees , annual payroll $2,366,654k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08536 (470 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (203) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Plainsboro, NJ

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

Plainsboro sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: Edison, Piscataway and New Brunswick report less, while East Brunswick reports more. Perth Amboy marks the far end of that range at $64,491, 53% below Plainsboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08536 20,073 $137,607 470 1,061
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Plainsboro 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 Plainsboro, .