Compare ZIP Code 08817 vs Middlesex County, NJ vs New York Metro Area, NY vs New Jersey (NJ) vs United States
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08817 – Edison, NJ ZIP Code |
Middlesex County, NJ County |
New York Metro Area, NY Metro Area |
New Jersey (NJ) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 49,020 | 871,290 | 19,798,537 | 9,343,809 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,030 | $1,871 | $1,830 | $1,720 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1970 | 1974 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Household income | $110,808 | $111,549 | $99,155 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $47,123 | $50,601 | $55,691 | $54,253 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 6.3% | 8.6% | 12.7% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 34.1% | 46% | 49.8% | 49.1% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 49,020 | 871,290 | 19,798,537 | 9,343,809 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 34,493 | 601,905 | 13,970,100 | 6,523,202 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 17,411 | 307,782 | 7,409,947 | 3,507,701 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $110,808 | $111,549 | $99,155 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $47,123 | $50,601 | $55,691 | $54,253 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 6.3% | 8.6% | 12.7% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 34.1% | 46% | 49.8% | 49.1% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $2,030 | $1,871 | $1,830 | $1,720 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1970 | 1974 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 46.2% | 36.4% | 48.5% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 53.8% | 63.6% | 51.5% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 30.7% | 40.9% | 45.8% | 54% | 61% |
| Black | 10.2% | 10.4% | 15.8% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 41.7% | 25.5% | 12% | 10.1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.8% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 15% | 23.6% | 25.7% | 22.5% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 85% | 76.4% | 74.3% | 77.5% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 81.8% | 81.9% | 83.3% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 30.0 min | 31.0 min | 36.0 min | 31.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 18.2% | 18.1% | 16.7% | 16.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 20.9% | 23.3% | 24.1% | 22.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 20.9% | 22.8% | 22.9% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 7.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 8.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 50.6% | 45.6% | 44.2% | 43.6% | 35.7% |