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City: Highland Park, NJ
Middlesex County, NJ
Zip code population (2000): 13,999
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 14,180

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 08904

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Houses and condos: 6,071
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,421
% of renters here:  58%
State:  34%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 08904: 128.8 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 7499 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  4.7% ($5,615)
New Jersey:  3.6% ($4,047)

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Males: 6,758  (48.3%)
Females: 7,241  (51.7%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $396,913
08904:  $396,913
New Jersey:  $372,300


According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 08904 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  34.7 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 08904, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $63,168 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $63,168
State:  $64,921

Salary/wage: $53,354 (reported on 83.5% of returns)
Here:  $53,354
State:  $57,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,418 (reported on 55.9% of returns)
This zip code:  $2,418
New Jersey:  $2,068
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $5,981 (reported on 33.9% of returns)
Here:  $5,981
State:  $3,959
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,088 (reported on 27.0% of returns)
Here:  +$10,088
State:  +$13,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,012 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:  +$19,012
State:  +$17,520
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,064 (reported on 3.2% of returns)
08904:  $3,064
New Jersey:  $3,270
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $14,917 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
Here:  $14,917
New Jersey:  $17,258
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,638 (1% of AGI, reported on 39.3% of returns)
Here:  $23,638
State:  $23,924
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.7% for AGIs below $10k, 11.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,670 (4.5% of AGI, reported on 33.5% of returns)
Here:  $5,670
New Jersey:  $3,242

Here:  4.5% of AGI
State:  2.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $11,816 (reported on 79.6% of returns)
08904:  $11,816
State:  $12,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,430 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
Here:  $1,430
State:  $1,711
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.5%
Here:  53%
State:  65%
(% for various income ranges: 45.0% for AGIs below $10k, 52.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 51.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.9% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,730
This zip code:  $64,730
New Jersey:  $67,035
Highland Park, NJ (08904) map

Nearest zip codes: 08901, 08817, 08850, 08854, 08816, 08882.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  57.8%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 08904 with a mortgage: 1,381 (167 second mortgage, 236 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 692


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,634

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,063

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  8.5%
Whole state:  8.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  3.4%
Whole state:  3.9%

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

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.4
State:  3.8


Zip code 08904 close-up map

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

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 55
  • 1990 to 1994: 160
  • 1980 to 1989: 403
  • 1970 to 1979: 631
  • 1960 to 1969: 853
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,345
  • 1940 to 1949: 673
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,947



Zip code 08904 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Highland Park, NJ (08904):
  • no bedroom: 9
  • 1 bedrooms: 94
  • 2 bedrooms: 422
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,287
  • 4 bedrooms: 511
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 155


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 233
  • 1 bedrooms: 1,781
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,107
  • 3 bedrooms: 251
  • 4 bedrooms: 49
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 08904 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 142
  • 1 vehicle: 736
  • 2 vehicles: 1,251
  • 3 vehicles: 287
  • 4 vehicles: 56
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 619
  • 1 vehicle: 1,732
  • 2 vehicles: 847
  • 3 vehicles: 160
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 5 or more vehicles: 51



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 08904 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 08904 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 08904:

  • $30,000 to $34,999: 4
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 12
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 11
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 3
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 6
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 12
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 15
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 30
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 180
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 257
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 744
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 423
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 570
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 174
  • $1,000,000 or more: 69
 



08904 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 08904:

  • Less than $100: 13
  • $100 to $149: 10
  • $150 to $199: 59
  • $200 to $249: 22
  • $250 to $299: 45
  • $300 to $349: 15
  • $350 to $399: 17
  • $400 to $449: 13
  • $450 to $499: 23
  • $500 to $549: 15
  • $550 to $599: 27
  • $600 to $649: 53
  • $650 to $699: 111
  • $700 to $749: 220
  • $750 to $799: 314
  • $800 to $899: 894
  • $900 to $999: 1,068
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 820
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 325
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 47
  • $2,000 or more: 24
  • No cash rent: 84
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $419,752
  • Black or African American householders: $340,813
  • Asian householders: $332,608
  • Some other race householders: $360,326
  • Two or more races householders: $269,634
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $397,356

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $396,848 (it was $179,000 in 2000)
08904:  $396,848
New Jersey:  $372,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $280,733 - $551,074

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $427,890
Here:  $427,890
State:  $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $437,845
Here:  $437,845
State:  $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $432,051
Here:  $432,051
State:  $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $461,863
Here:  $461,863
State:  $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $297,533
Here:  $297,533
State:  $309,003


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,273
  • One, attached: 69
  • Two: 717
  • 3 or 4: 1,094
  • 5 to 9: 313
  • 10 to 19: 456
  • 20 to 49: 722
  • 50 or more: 427
08904 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 5,414 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 665 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 207 (3%)
  • Subway or elevated: 43 (1%)
  • Railroad: 520 (7%)
  • Taxi: 41 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 44 (1%)
  • Walked: 293 (4%)
  • Other means: 49 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 189 (3%)
 

08904 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 262
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 841
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1226
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 969
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 783
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 422
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 705
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 179
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 268
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 613
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 622
  • 90 or more minutes: 386
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 13,987

  • In family households: 10,730 (2,442 male householders, 982 female householders)
    2,784 spouses, 3,682 children (3,486 natural, 113 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 184 grandchildren, 145 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 252 other relatives, 137 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,257 (1,012 male householders (755 living alone)), 1,469 female householders (1,101 living alone)), 776 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,403 2-persons, 864 3-persons, 702 4-persons, 304 5-persons, 86 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,856 1-person, 497 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

2,397 married couples with children.
448 single-parent households (100 men, 348 women).

66.2% of residents of 08904 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 27% well, 20% not well, 4% not at all).
12.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 17% well, 10% not well, 5% not at all).
9.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% very well, 34% well, 13% not well, 3% not at all).
4.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% very well, 15% well, 1% not well, 1% not at all).

Foreign born population: 4,085 (29.2%)
(34.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  29.2%
Whole state:  17.5%


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



  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (16%)
  • India (13%)
  • Mexico (4%)
  • Israel (4%)
  • Ukraine (4%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Korea (3%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,558
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,005
  • 1985 to 1989: 490
  • 1980 to 1984: 246
  • 1975 to 1979: 173
  • 1970 to 1974: 141
  • 1970 to 1974: 57
  • 1965 to 1969: 415

White population: 10,087
Black population: 1,111
American Indian population: 16
Asian population: 1,908
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 12
Some other race population: 503
Two or more races population: 362

Zip code 08904 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 4430
 Italian: 1124
 Russian: 843
 Irish: 826
 Polish: 779
 German: 668
 United States or American: 438
 English: 428
 Hungarian: 402
 Eastern European: 315
 Ukrainian: 186
 Subsaharan African:: 186
 Greek: 185
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 173
 Scottish: 158
 European: 139
 Israeli: 114
 Sierra Leonean: 110
 French (except Basque): 99
 Swedish: 83
 Romanian: 80
 Scotch-Irish: 75
 Jamaican: 73
 Arab:: 72
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 72
 Austrian: 70
 Norwegian: 70
 Turkish: 59
 British: 58
 Brazilian: 51
 Latvian: 50
 Czechoslovakian: 41
 Czech: 41
 French Canadian: 36
 Slovak: 36
 Lebanese: 34
 Lithuanian: 34
 Dutch: 33
 Belgian: 33
 Guyanese: 32
 Swiss: 30
 African: 28
 Egyptian: 28
 Albanian: 26
 Slavic: 25
 Slovene: 23
 Welsh: 23
 Armenian: 23
 Ethiopian: 22
 West Indian: 19
 Canadian: 17
 Scandinavian: 17
 South African: 16
 Serbian: 11
 Northern European: 11
 Finnish: 10
 Nigerian: 10
 Moroccan: 10
 Barbadian: 9
 Portuguese: 6
 Iranian: 4
 Danish: 4



Zip code 08904 topographic map

Zip code 08904 marital status for males
Zip code 08904 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 5544
  • Northeast: 2898
  • Midwest: 379
  • South: 587
  • West: 323

58% of the 08904 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in New Jersey.

Population in 1990: 13,165. Population change in the 1990s: +834 (+6.3%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 353
Here:  25.2%
New Jersey:  13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 158
Here:  23.1%
New Jersey:  13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 160
Here:  23.2%
New Jersey:  30.1%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • DR. BARBARA TURPIN ( in HIGHLAND PARK, NJ; small business)
    $15,000 with EPA for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-03-23. Completion date: 2005-12-27.


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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 4 establishments, 1-4 employees: 8 establishments)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 3)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 5)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (50-99: 1, 1-4: 5)
  • Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


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)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



8 people in other group homes
4 people in religious group quarters






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