PlainZIP

Union, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Union, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 53,053. 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 UNION-NJ · Union, NJ 1 ZIPs · 53,053 pop · #2035/25278 · Union County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $121,887
  • RANK-TOP #2035/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hillside
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 53,053
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $455,300

Nearest income peer: Hillside, NJ ( $22,359 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 Union

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

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
53,053
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$121,887
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 $121,887 and home value $455,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 41.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Union as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Margate City is the closest lower-income city and Sewell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Union.

Population concentration

Union's single ZIP 07083 carries the town

Union is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 07083 is the entire residential footprint (53,053 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Union's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,602 establishments, 25,709 employees , annual payroll $1,499,294k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07083 (1,602 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (228) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Union, NJ

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

Union lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Union County: Westfield, Scotch Plains and Summit earn more and Elizabeth, Plainfield and Linden earn less. Westfield marks the far end of that range at $232,629, 91% above Union.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07083 53,053 $121,887 1,602 2,367
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Union 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 Union, .