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Zip Code 08553 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: NJ - New Jersey

🏑 City: Rocky Hill

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Somerset County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 609, 640, 908

Income

The median income of households in 08553 was $127,344. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 34.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 3.1
$50,000 to $74,999 5.3
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 25.7
$150,000 to $199,999 9.1
$200,000 or more 34.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 104524
Female 80789

An estimated 87.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,300. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 87.8
Social Security 25.1
Retirement income 27
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 4.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 4.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5

In 2019-2023, 0 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated NaN% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and NaN% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated NaN% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 08553 in 2019-2023, 98.4% had health insurance coverage and 1.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.9% and public coverage was 26%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2019-2023, 08553 had a total population of 814 - 373 (45.8%) females and 441 (54.2%) males. The median age was 42.8 years. An estimated 20.6% of the population was under 18 years, 28.8% was 19 to 44 years, 29.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 08553 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 33 24
5 to 9 24 13
10 to 14 36 15
15 to 19 33 19
20 to 24 39 30
25 to 29 8 25
30 to 34 18 19
35 to 39 20 22
40 to 44 24 29
45 to 49 21 17
50 to 54 47 27
55 to 59 24 36
60 to 64 26 42
65 to 69 40 20
70 to 74 18 13
75 to 79 8 7
80 to 84 8 10
85 and over 14 5

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 85.5% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 08553 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 1.2% of the people in 08553 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 319 households in 08553. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.4% of the households in 08553 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.9% of all households, while 25.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 11% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.6% of all households.

In 08553, 29.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.9% of males and 48.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.2 31.2
Now married, except separated 39.9 48.6
Separated 1.4 0.6
Widowed 5.7 3.7
Divorced 10.6 15.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 08553, 10 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 83.9% of the people living in 08553 were U.S. natives. 41.3% of the 08553 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.1% of 08553 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 77.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 08553 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 08553.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 13
Asia 17.6
Europe 63.4
Africa 0
Northern America 6.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 08553 in 2019-2023, 20.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.9% of people at least five years old; 7.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 4.9
Other Indo-European languages 13.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 08553 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2019-2023, 99.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 72.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 0.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 08553 was 206 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 30 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 119. College or graduate school enrollment was 57.

Educational Attainment of People in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 0.8
High school diploma or equivalency 12.4
Some college, no degree 10
Associate's degree 4.4
Bachelor's degree 36.9
Graduate or professional degree 35.6

Disability

In 08553, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 11.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.7% of people under 18 years old, to 10.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 20.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 08553, 65.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 366 84.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 31 7.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 35 8.1

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 08553 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.3
Manufacturing 7.2
Wholesale trade 8.8
Retail trade 1.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 3.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 1.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 08553 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 303 70.1
Service occupations 47 10.9
Sales and office occupations 61 14.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 5 1.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 16 3.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.9% of 08553 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 6.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 1.4
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 27.3

In 2019-2023, 08553 had a total of 319 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 20.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 20.1
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 40.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 08553 was 7.3 rooms, and of these housing units 70% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 08553 had 319 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 0 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.9% while renters occupied 24.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.76 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.73.

9.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 18.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 08553:

House Heating Fuel Used in 08553 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 78.1
Electricity 11.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 10
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 08553 was $608,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.3 % had a mortgage. 41.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,592 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 08553 was $1,660. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.