ZIP 08048 vs ZIP 08036

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08048 (Lumberton, NJ) and ZIP 08036 (Hainesport, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08048 has a population of 12,495 at 367 people per square mile, while ZIP 08036 has 5,917 at 375 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 08048 reports a median household income of $113,440 against $142,899 in ZIP 08036, with per-capita income of $57,719 vs $73,298. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 44.8% in 08048 and 46.1% in 08036. Poverty rate reads 7.5% vs 2.1%, and unemployment 6.9% vs 0.0% — 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 $432,100 in 08048 versus $426,100 in 08036, with median rent of $1,664 and $2,002 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 73.2% vs 89.3%. 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.