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Essex County, NJ
Zip code population (2000): 12,849
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 13,263

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 07078

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Houses and condos: 4,337
Renter-occupied apartments: 335
% of renters here:  8%
State:  34%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 07078: 141.4 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 1947 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.2% ($10,001)
New Jersey:  3.6% ($4,047)

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Males: 6,254  (48.7%)
Females: 6,595  (51.3%)

Zip code 07078 races chart


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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $1,530,665
07078:  $1,530,665
New Jersey:  $372,300

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  39.4 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  3.0 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 07078, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $373,019 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $373,019
State:  $64,921

Salary/wage: $329,641 (reported on 66.9% of returns)
Here:  $329,641
State:  $57,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -65.5% for AGIs below $10k, 50.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $12,205 (reported on 82.1% of returns)
This zip code:  $12,205
New Jersey:  $2,068
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -18.3% for AGIs below $10k, 11.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $24,071 (reported on 79.4% of returns)
Here:  $24,071
State:  $3,959
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -25.1% for AGIs below $10k, 14.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$87,879 (reported on 73.5% of returns)
Here:  +$87,879
State:  +$13,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$58,368 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:  +$58,368
State:  +$17,520
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $4,051 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
07078:  $4,051
New Jersey:  $3,270
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $27,925 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
Here:  $27,925
New Jersey:  $17,258

Total itemized deductions: $85,067 (0% of AGI, reported on 62.9% of returns)
Here:  $85,067
State:  $23,924
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -15.1% for AGIs below $10k, 41.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 31.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 32.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 33.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $16,031 (2.6% of AGI, reported on 59.0% of returns)
Here:  $16,031
New Jersey:  $3,242

Here:  2.6% of AGI
State:  2.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $120,922 (reported on 81.1% of returns)
07078:  $120,922
State:  $12,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 26.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $927 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
Here:  $927
State:  $1,711
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.4%
Here:  78%
State:  65%
(% for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $10k, 71.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.3% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $225,451
This zip code:  $225,451
New Jersey:  $67,035
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Nearest zip codes: 07041, 07081, 07901, 07088, 07039, 07040.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  86.9%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  1.3%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 07078 with a mortgage: 2,621 (228 second mortgage, 395 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,214


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $5,279

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $5,851

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  1.9%
Whole state:  8.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  0.7%
Whole state:  3.9%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  9.1
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  3.8


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Post office: Short Hills Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Metropolitan Museum of Artshop (Short Hills Mall).

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 20
  • 1990 to 1994: 59
  • 1980 to 1989: 109
  • 1970 to 1979: 300
  • 1960 to 1969: 761
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,178
  • 1940 to 1949: 640
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,251



Zip code 07078 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 07078:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 81
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,081
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,462
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,276


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 143
  • 2 bedrooms: 108
  • 3 bedrooms: 47
  • 4 bedrooms: 32
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5



Vehicles available in 07078 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 43
  • 1 vehicle: 612
  • 2 vehicles: 2,311
  • 3 vehicles: 708
  • 4 vehicles: 155
  • 5 or more vehicles: 78


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 138
  • 2 vehicles: 181
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 8
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 07078 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 07078 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 07078:

  • $70,000 to $79,999: 2
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 6
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 2
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 5
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 7
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 2
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 15
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 11
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 9
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 23
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 66
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 226
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 443
  • $1,000,000 or more: 3,217
 



07078 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 07078:

  • $500 to $549: 5
  • $650 to $699: 2
  • $750 to $799: 8
  • $800 to $899: 17
  • $900 to $999: 57
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 125
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 270
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 120
  • $2,000 or more: 293
  • No cash rent: 9
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $1,562,152.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,553,947
  • Black or African American householders: $905,360
  • Asian householders: $1,273,004
  • Two or more races householders: $609,782
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,079,204

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,530,413 (it was $690,300 in 2000)
07078:  $1,530,413
New Jersey:  $372,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $0 - $0

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $1,507,784
Here:  $1,507,784
State:  $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,368,267
Here:  $1,368,267
State:  $310,364

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,562,184
Here:  $1,562,184
State:  $371,779


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,060
  • One, attached: 25
  • Two: 9
  • 3 or 4: 70
  • 5 to 9: 34
  • 10 to 19: 8
  • 20 to 49: 71
  • 50 or more: 47
07078 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,299 (63%)
  • Carpooled: 328 (6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 31 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 33 (1%)
  • Railroad: 1,110 (21%)
  • Ferryboat: 11 (0%)
  • Taxi: 10 (0%)
  • Walked: 39 (1%)
  • Other means: 14 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 348 (7%)
 

07078 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 149
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 389
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 481
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 408
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 513
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 256
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 393
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 123
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 256
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 597
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1090
  • 90 or more minutes: 220
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 34.8%


Household type by relationship
Households: 12,888

  • In family households: 12,210 (3,143 male householders, 549 female householders)
    3,486 spouses, 4,690 children (4,463 natural, 139 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 107 other relatives, 110 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 678 (194 male householders (147 living alone)), 393 female householders (360 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,279 2-persons, 729 3-persons, 1,075 4-persons, 475 5-persons, 127 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 507 1-person, 75 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

3,855 married couples with children.
254 single-parent households (53 men, 201 women).

83.3% of residents of 07078 zip code speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 9% well, 18% not well).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 10% well, 1% not well).
6.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% very well, 19% well, 9% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 20% well).

Foreign born population: 1,645 (12.8%)
(62.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  12.8%
Whole state:  17.5%


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Taiwan (10%)
  • Israel (7%)
  • India (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (4%)
  • Hong Kong (4%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 341
  • 1990 to 1994: 178
  • 1985 to 1989: 229
  • 1980 to 1984: 114
  • 1975 to 1979: 215
  • 1970 to 1974: 146
  • 1970 to 1974: 125
  • 1965 to 1969: 297

White population: 11,461
Black population: 130
American Indian population: 9
Asian population: 1,076
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 6
Some other race population: 37
Two or more races population: 130

Zip code 07078 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 2389
 Italian: 1265
 Russian: 1043
 German: 952
 United States or American: 920
 Irish: 794
 English: 645
 Polish: 503
 Eastern European: 319
 European: 262
 Austrian: 220
 Hungarian: 218
 French (except Basque): 150
 Scottish: 148
 Israeli: 139
 Swedish: 130
 Greek: 126
 British: 119
 Scotch-Irish: 102
 Norwegian: 96
 Ukrainian: 80
 Arab:: 75
 Dutch: 74
 Romanian: 64
 Lithuanian: 62
 Armenian: 48
 Portuguese: 47
 Swiss: 41
 Iranian: 40
 Slovak: 35
 Yugoslavian: 31
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 29
 Latvian: 27
 Turkish: 24
 Welsh: 23
 Syrian: 23
 South African: 22
 Czech: 22
 Subsaharan African:: 22
 Northern European: 19
 Canadian: 18
 Egyptian: 18
 West Indian: 14
 Arab/Arabic: 12
 Lebanese: 12
 Moroccan: 10
 Brazilian: 9
 Jamaican: 9
 Danish: 8
 Estonian: 7
 Czechoslovakian: 7
 Croatian: 7
 Finnish: 7
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6
 French Canadian: 5
 Bulgarian: 5



Zip code 07078 topographic map

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 07078 not listed on the city page:
  • HARTSHORN (Students: 539; Location: 400 HARTSHORN DRIVE, SHORT HILLS, NJ; Grades: KG - 05)
  • DEERFIELD (Students: 504; Location: 25 TROY LANE, SHORT HILLS, NJ; Grades: KG - 05)
  • GLENWOOD (Students: 473; Location: 325 TAYLOR ROAD SOUTH, SHORT HILLS, NJ; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
  • PINGRY SHORT HILLS CAMPUS SCH (Students: 311; Location: COUNTRY DAY DRIVE, SHORT HILLS, NJ; Grades: KG - 6)
  • ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 52 SHORT HILLS AVENUE, SHORT HILLS, NJ; Grades: PK - 8)
  • FAR BROOK SCHOOL (Students: 220; Location: 52 GREAT HILLS ROAD, SHORT HILLS, NJ; Grades: PK - 8)
  • THE WINSTON SCHOOL (Students: 49; Location: 100 EAST LANE, SHORT HILLS, NJ; Grades: UG - UG)
Zip code 07078 marital status for males
Zip code 07078 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5673
  • Northeast: 4045
  • Midwest: 637
  • South: 570
  • West: 169

68% of the 07078 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in New Jersey.

Population in 1990: 12,129. Population change in the 1990s: +720 (+5.9%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 345
Here:  18.2%
New Jersey:  13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 119
Here:  15.6%
New Jersey:  13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 182
Here:  66.2%
New Jersey:  30.1%


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School Enrollment by Level of School



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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SHORT HILLS, NJ):

  • KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS INC (830 MORRIS TURNPIKE)
    $386,100 with Department of Defense for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2001-06-26. Completion date: 2001-12-31.
  • KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP (150 JOHN F KENNEDY PARKWA)
    $109,279 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2000-10-01. Completion date: 1998-03-01.
  • IN FOCUS MEDIA CO, INC (37 HICKORY RD; small business): $49,960 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2005
    Contracts for Other Photographic, Mapping, Printing, and Publication Services, Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Miscellaneous Printed Matter, Advertising Services by Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Minerals Management Service
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $5,570; 2003: $4,140; 2004: $11,975; 2005: $28,275; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $22,700 with Navy for Other Photographic, Mapping, Printing, and Publication Services. Signed on 2005-03-02. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
    $7,710 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-11-10. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
    $5,575 with Navy for Miscellaneous Printed Matter. Signed on 2005-11-17. Completion date: 2006-10-30.
    $5,570 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Advertising Services. Signed on 2002-03-07. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
  • PBS PUBLISHING, LLC (11 SPARTA RD): $30,594 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2006
    Contracts for ADP Software, Office Information System Equipment, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment, Program Management/Support Services by Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Navy, Air Force
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $4,777; 2005: $22,853; 2006: $2,964.

    Biggest contracts:
    $11,472 with Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for ADP Software. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-07-11. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
    $7,188 with Navy for Office Information System Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-29. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
    $4,777 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. Signed on 2004-12-15. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
    $4,193 with Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for ADP Software. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-07-11. Completion date: 2005-06-30.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Finance and Insurance: Securities Brokerage (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Construction: Land Subdivision (250-499: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 6)
  • Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
  • Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (250-499: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)


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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


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National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 235 meters
Total average daily traffic: 134,117
Total average daily truck traffic: 24



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