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08830

Iselin, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,551
Median household income
$109,500
People below poverty
7.9%
Median home value
$426,800

Income

The median income of households in 08830 was $109,500. An estimated 3.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 3.7
$25,000 to $34,999 2.6
$35,000 to $49,999 5.6
$50,000 to $74,999 11.2
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8
$100,000 to $149,999 21.3
$150,000 to $199,999 15
$200,000 or more 20.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 86171
Female 75512

An estimated 82% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,589. 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 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82
Social Security 29.7
Retirement income 28.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.3

In 2020-2024, 7.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 84.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 08830 in 2020-2024, 95.4% had health insurance coverage and 4.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 77.6% and public coverage was 28.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 08830 had a total population of 19,551 - 9,750 (49.9%) females and 9,801 (50.1%) males. The median age was 38.5 years. An estimated 20.8% of the population was under 18 years, 34.4% was 19 to 44 years, 25% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 08830 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 496 320
5 to 9 932 553
10 to 14 550 432
15 to 19 622 878
20 to 24 578 441
25 to 29 623 702
30 to 34 644 867
35 to 39 875 674
40 to 44 609 710
45 to 49 427 690
50 to 54 478 649
55 to 59 858 710
60 to 64 665 413
65 to 69 560 487
70 to 74 385 607
75 to 79 211 273
80 to 84 167 282
85 and over 121 62

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 25.4% were White; 10.8% were Black or African American; 1.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 48.5% were Asian; 4.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 14.8% of the people in 08830 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 23.1% of the people in 08830 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,512 households in 08830. The average household size was 3 people.

Married-couple households made up 65.6% of the households in 08830 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.9% of all households, while 9.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 14.2% of all households.

In 08830, 38.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 65.6
Cohabiting Couples 2.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.3% of males and 55.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.1 28.8
Now married, except separated 62.3 55.1
Separated 0.7 1.4
Widowed 2.2 6.5
Divorced 3.7 8.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 08830, 450 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 3.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 49.6% of the people living in 08830 were U.S. natives. 37.5% of the 08830 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 50.4% of 08830 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 08830 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 08830.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 16.4
Asia 75.8
Europe 5.5
Africa 2.3
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 08830 in 2020-2024, 60.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 11.6% of people at least five years old; 19.1% 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 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 11.6
Other Indo-European languages 37.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 10
Other languages 1.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 08830 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.9
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 5.9
Different state 2.9
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 08830 was 5,278 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 303 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,209. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,766.

Educational Attainment of People in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.7
High school diploma or equivalency 19
Some college, no degree 13.2
Associate's degree 4.4
Bachelor's degree 29.2
Graduate or professional degree 24.5

Disability

In 08830, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.4% of people under 18 years old, to 8.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 08830, 62.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,458 84.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,206 12.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 314 3.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 08830 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.9
Manufacturing 11.5
Wholesale trade 3.3
Retail trade 13
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.4
Information 2.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 2.6
Public administration 1.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 08830 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,324 53.4
Service occupations 1,296 13
Sales and office occupations 1,765 17.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 494 5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,099 11

Commuting to Work

An estimated 55% of 08830 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 55
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 12.4
Walked 3.5
Other means 3.4
Worked from home 20.8

In 2020-2024, 08830 had a total of 6,738 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.8% 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"). 28.1% 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 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 28.1
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 08830 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 60.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 08830 had 6,512 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 226 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.3% while renters occupied 34.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.24 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.55.

4.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.1% and another 21.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 08830:

House Heating Fuel Used in 08830 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 87.6
Electricity 6.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.2
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 1.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 08830 was $426,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.6 % had a mortgage. 37.4% 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 $2,522 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,177.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 08830 was $2,113. 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.