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ZIP Code 07008

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Carteret · Middlesex County · New Jersey

Quick Facts

22,844

Population

11.5

Area (sq mi)

1,994

People / sq mi

America/New_York

Time Zone

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ZIP Type

Demographics

39.3

Median Age

48.5%

Male

51.5%

Female

34.7%

Foreign-Born

White 27.2%
African American 17.3%
Asian 24.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 18.0%
Hispanic or Latino 34.0%

Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)

Income & Employment

$87,712

Median Household Income

$36,319

Per Capita Income

10.0%

Poverty Rate

8.7%

Unemployment Rate

32.2 min

Mean Commute Time

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)

Education

High School Graduate or Higher 61.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher 27.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)

Housing

8,717

Total Housing Units

8,332

Occupied Units

385

Vacant Units

3.02

Avg Household Size

Occupancy Type

Owner 55.3%
Renter 44.7%

$370,100

Median Home Value

$2,012

Median Rent

1960

Median Year Built

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)

Nearby ZIP Codes

ZIP Code City Population Distance
07064 Port Reading, NJ 3,723 1.5 mi
07001 Avenel, NJ 16,305 2.2 mi
07036 Linden, NJ 41,970 2.9 mi
07077 Sewaren, NJ 2,766 2.5 mi
10309 Staten Island, NY 32,519 3.7 mi
10311 Staten Island, NY 0 2.9 mi
07065 Rahway, NJ 27,346 3.2 mi
10314 Staten Island, NY 85,510 3.4 mi
07202 Elizabeth, NJ 40,849 4.7 mi
10312 Staten Island, NY 59,304 3.7 mi

Related Areas

Middlesex County Carteret, NJ New Jersey

All data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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