ZIP 08083 vs ZIP 08049

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08083 (Somerdale, NJ) and ZIP 08049 (Magnolia, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08083 has a population of 9,455 at 1,458 people per square mile, while ZIP 08049 has 5,350 at 1,641 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 08083 reports a median household income of $96,653 against $103,191 in ZIP 08049, with per-capita income of $50,034 vs $49,797. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.5% in 08083 and 29.2% in 08049. Poverty rate reads 8.7% vs 6.5%, and unemployment 7.4% vs 6.5% — 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 $272,700 in 08083 versus $242,000 in 08049, with median rent of $1,185 and $1,427 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.0% vs 74.4%. 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.