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Skillman, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Skillman, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,629. 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 SKILLMAN-NJ · Skillman, NJ 1 ZIPs · 6,629 pop · #128/25278 · Somerset County

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

  • INC-TOP $236,016
  • RANK-TOP #128/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bernardsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,629
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $910,200

Nearest income peer: Bernardsville, NJ (+ $26 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 Skillman

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,629
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$236,016
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 $236,016 and home value $910,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 79.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Skillman reads through its lone ZIP, 08558

6,629 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08558 is not the leading code inside Skillman, 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 Skillman's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 258 establishments, 2,965 employees , annual payroll $262,582k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08558 (258 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (63) · also Health care and social assistance · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Skillman, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Skillman. See the Somerset County roll-up →

No other city sharing Somerset County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Skillman. Somerset, Hillsborough and Bridgewater sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bound Brook marks the far end of that range at $93,341, 60% below Skillman.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08558 6,629 $236,016 258 154
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Skillman 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 Skillman, .