Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,550
| This zip code: | $61,550 | | New Jersey: | $67,035 |
Nearest zip codes: 08880, 08836, 08846, 08835, 08873, 08812.
Housing units in zip code 08805 with a mortgage: 1,359 (182 second mortgage, 119 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 762
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,265
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $860
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.3% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 25
- 1990 to 1994: 118
- 1980 to 1989: 238
- 1970 to 1979: 270
- 1960 to 1969: 684
- 1950 to 1959: 996
- 1940 to 1949: 683
- 1939 or earlier: 1,472
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bound Brook, NJ (08805): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 67
- 2 bedrooms: 471
- 3 bedrooms: 1,262
- 4 bedrooms: 540
- 5 or more bedrooms: 146
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 68
- 1 bedrooms: 709
- 2 bedrooms: 763
- 3 bedrooms: 217
- 4 bedrooms: 24
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Vehicles available in 08805 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 112
- 1 vehicle: 609
- 2 vehicles: 1,250
- 3 vehicles: 416
- 4 vehicles: 94
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 364
- 1 vehicle: 761
- 2 vehicles: 541
- 3 vehicles: 93
- 4 vehicles: 20
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 08805:
- $100,000 to $124,999: 4
- $125,000 to $149,999: 2
- $150,000 to $174,999: 19
- $175,000 to $199,999: 89
- $200,000 to $249,999: 222
- $250,000 to $299,999: 306
- $300,000 to $399,999: 869
- $400,000 to $499,999: 477
- $500,000 to $749,999: 434
- $750,000 to $999,999: 69
- $1,000,000 or more: 31
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 08805:
- Less than $100: 23
- $200 to $249: 13
- $250 to $299: 5
- $300 to $349: 4
- $350 to $399: 3
- $400 to $449: 13
- $500 to $549: 10
- $550 to $599: 10
- $600 to $649: 71
- $650 to $699: 76
- $700 to $749: 127
- $750 to $799: 212
- $800 to $899: 433
- $900 to $999: 290
- $1,000 to $1,249: 443
- $1,250 to $1,499: 218
- $1,500 to $1,999: 38
- No cash rent: 47
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $374,295.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $375,182
- Black or African American householders: $566,765
- Asian householders: $353,895
- Some other race householders: $295,578
- Two or more races householders: $397,356
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $343,917
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $370,022 (it was $166,900 in 2000)
| 08805: | $370,022 | | New Jersey: | $372,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $259,381 - $395,707
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $386,871| Here: | $386,871 | | State: | $452,919 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $265,444| Here: | $265,444 | | State: | $310,364 |
In 2-unit structures: $408,810| Here: | $408,810 | | State: | $429,538 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $543,368| Here: | $543,368 | | State: | $371,779 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $244,485| Here: | $244,485 | | State: | $309,003 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,071
- One, attached: 336
- Two: 936
- 3 or 4: 609
- 5 to 9: 141
- 10 to 19: 104
- 20 to 49: 109
- 50 or more: 180

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,149 (67%)
- Carpooled: 1,103 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 134 (2%)
- Subway or elevated: 17 (0%)
- Railroad: 129 (2%)
- Taxi: 15 (0%)
- Bicycle: 56 (1%)
- Walked: 227 (4%)
- Other means: 277 (4%)
- Worked at home: 106 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 240
- 5 to 9 minutes: 476
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1090
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1012
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1053
- 25 to 29 minutes: 297
- 30 to 34 minutes: 820
- 35 to 39 minutes: 140
- 40 to 44 minutes: 124
- 45 to 59 minutes: 389
- 60 to 89 minutes: 272
- 90 or more minutes: 194
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,911
- In family households: 10,055 (2,324 male householders, 713 female householders)
2,312 spouses, 3,159 children (2,996 natural, 75 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 258 brothers or sisters, 165 parents, 451 other relatives, 498 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,856 (603 male householders (416 living alone)), 691 female householders (564 living alone)), 562 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 116 (73 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,058 2-persons, 714 3-persons, 697 4-persons, 330 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 980 1-person, 224 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
1,873 married couples with children.
505 single-parent households (140 men, 365 women).
61.1% of residents of 08805 zip code speak English at home.
30.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% very well, 22% well, 30% not well, 20% not at all).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 20% well, 13% not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% very well, 6% well, 9% not well, 4% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (66% very well, 31% well, 3% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,796 (31.5%)
(20.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 31.5% | | Whole state: | 17.5% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Costa Rica (40%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Colombia (7%)
- Peru (5%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- India (3%)
- Italy (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2,064
- 1990 to 1994: 674
- 1985 to 1989: 322
- 1980 to 1984: 244
- 1975 to 1979: 111
- 1970 to 1974: 73
- 1970 to 1974: 128
- 1965 to 1969: 180
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White population: 10,130
Black population: 278
American Indian population: 34
Asian population: 375
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 7
Some other race population: 907
Two or more races population: 322

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 4099 |
|  Italian: 2029 |
|  Irish: 1056 |
|  Polish: 831 |
|  German: 697 |
|  United States or American: 334 |
|  English: 330 |
|  Scottish: 122 |
|  Hungarian: 84 |
|  Arab:: 77 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 73 |
|  Slovak: 72 |
|  Russian: 68 |
|  Portuguese: 68 |
|  Canadian: 65 |
|  Greek: 57 |
|  French (except Basque): 54 |
|  European: 47 |
|  Swedish: 47 |
|  Ukrainian: 47 |
|  Lithuanian: 46 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 39 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 37 |
|  Egyptian: 36 |
|  Macedonian: 34 |
|  Norwegian: 34 |
|  Dutch: 32 |
|  Swiss: 29 |
|  Palestinian: 28 |
|  British West Indian: 25 |
|  Yugoslavian: 25 |
|  Austrian: 24 |
|  Ghanian: 24 |
|  Eastern European: 21 |
|  Slavic: 20 |
|  Brazilian: 17 |
|  French Canadian: 17 |
|  South African: 15 |
|  Guyanese: 14 |
|  Jamaican: 12 |
|  Serbian: 12 |
|  British: 11 |
|  Danish: 10 |
|  Czech: 8 |
|  Other Arab: 7 |
|  Welsh: 7 |
|  Slovene: 6 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 6 |
|  Armenian: 6 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 6 |

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (86%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5913
- Northeast: 1544
- Midwest: 183
- South: 278
- West: 74
60% of the 08805 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New Jersey.
Population in 1990: 11,275. Population change in the 1990s: +778 (+6.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 129
| Here: | 11.3% | | New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
| Here: | 12.6% | | New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41
| Here: | 10.5% | | New Jersey: | 30.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BOUND BROOK, NJ):
- PILATO, LOUIS ANTHONY (598 WATCHUNG RD; small business)
$99,999 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2002-08-20. Completion date: 2003-08-14.
- SIMONIK MOVING & STORAGE, INC (5E EASY STREET; small business): $22,479 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2004
$14,642 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Furniture. Signed on 2004-01-22. Completion date: 2004-02-25.
$6,970 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2002-07-24. Completion date: 2002-07-25.
$867 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Furniture. Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2004-02-25.
- KWG INDUSTRIES LLC (125 FOOTHILL RD; small business)
$9,408 with Navy for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil, and Wire; Precious Metal. Signed on 2005-04-06. Completion date: 2005-04-27.
- GARRETT MOORE CLOCK REPAIR (711 MOUNTAIN AVE; small business): $0 in 2 contracts in 2006
$2,880 with Army for Time Measuring Instruments. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2006-03-31. Completion date: 2006-04-28.
$-2,880, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-08. Completion date: 2006-04-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 4, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 8)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 96 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
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