ZIP 07004 vs ZIP 07035

This side-by-side compares ZIP 07004 (Fairfield, NJ) and ZIP 07035 (Lincoln Park, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 07004 has a population of 7,440 at 284 people per square mile, while ZIP 07035 has 10,607 at 608 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 07004 reports a median household income of $115,980 against $123,234 in ZIP 07035, with per-capita income of $56,347 vs $56,667. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 50.9% in 07004 and 45.0% in 07035. Poverty rate reads 6.6% vs 2.8%, and unemployment 13.8% vs 10.5% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $688,500 in 07004 versus $445,800 in 07035, with median rent of $2,656 and $1,857 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.7% vs 79.5%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.