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07062 Zip Code (Plainfield, NJ) Detailed Profile




Cities: Plainfield, NJ (90.26%), North Plainfield, NJ (9.74%)
Counties: Union County, NJ (90.26%), Somerset County, NJ (9.74%)
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 14,272
Zip code population in 2010: 12,949
Zip code population in 2000: 13,303

Houses and condos: 4,822
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,683
% of renters here:

36%
State:

35%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 07062: 113.1 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 7,705 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

2.4% ($8,900)
New Jersey:

2.1% ($8,897)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $8,873 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $9,052 (2.6%)

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Males: 7,199  (50.4%)
Females: 7,073  (49.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 07062:

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 07062:

  • Never married: 42.0%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

Zip code 07062 compared to state average:

  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Races in zip code 07062 (2022)
    • 6,76147.4%Black
    • 4,96934.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,91213.4%White
    • 3372.4%Two or more races
    • 2211.5%Some other race
    • 700.5%Asian
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $372,590
07062:

$372,590
New Jersey:

$428,900



According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists, there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 07062 zip code as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 07062 is 1,885 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

37.1 years
New Jersey median age:

40.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

3.0 people
New Jersey:

2.6 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 07062, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,020 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$52,020
State:

$95,247

Salary/wage: $49,213 (reported on 84.7% of returns)
Here:

$49,213
State:

$80,635
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1282.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3796.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7161.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9960.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19064.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 59801.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $676 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
This zip code:

$676
New Jersey:

$2,414
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 216.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,524 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:

$3,524
State:

$8,057
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 11.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 169.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1685.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,526 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:

+$5,526
State:

+$25,022
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 280.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2641.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,314 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:

+$7,314
State:

+$18,035
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.7% for AGIs below $25k, 121.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 99.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 170.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 355.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2216.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,217 (reported on 4.6% of returns)
07062:

$16,217
New Jersey:

$21,558
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.5% for AGIs below $25k, 47.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 132.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 442.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1881.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,450 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:

$25,450
State:

$32,863
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.2% for AGIs below $25k, 219.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 676.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1152.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1717.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4228.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,634 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
Here:

$5,634
State:

$7,880
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 24.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 110.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 188.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 354.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1228.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,270 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
07062:

$9,270
State:

$9,183
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.1% for AGIs below $25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 257.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 436.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 618.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1096.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,289 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,289
State:

$2,148
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.7%
Here:

90%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 86.6% for AGIs below $25k, 91.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 07062, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,494 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$47,494
State:

$79,688

Salary/wage: $43,089 (reported on 86.1% of returns)
Here:

$43,089
State:

$68,122
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.1% for AGIs below $25k, 82.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 52.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $647 (reported on 19.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$647
New Jersey:

$2,193
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,520 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,520
State:

$6,828
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,165 (reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:

+$1,165
State:

+$15,358
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,388 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:

+$8,388
State:

+$19,577
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,656 (reported on 6.1% of returns)
07062:

$14,656
New Jersey:

$18,214
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,216 (27% of AGI, reported on 36.2% of returns)
Here:

$23,216
State:

$30,827

Here:

27.4% of AGI
State:

21.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $25k, 14.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,238 (reported on 29.2% of returns)
Here:

$3,238
State:

$3,451
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $10,295 (reported on 35.9% of returns)
07062:

$10,295
State:

$15,801
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,220 (reported on 21.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,220
State:

$2,182
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.8%
Here:

69%
State:

65%
(% for various income ranges: 69.3% for AGIs below $25k, 68.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 62.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 07062, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,840 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$41,840
State:

$64,921

Salary/wage: $40,313 (reported on 88.9% of returns)
Here:

$40,313
State:

$57,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.1% for AGIs below $10k, 80.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $942 (reported on 32.9% of returns)
This zip code:

$942
New Jersey:

$2,068
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,877 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:

$1,877
State:

$3,959
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,325 (reported on 11.0% of returns)
Here:

+$4,325
State:

+$13,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,397 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
Here:

+$4,397
State:

+$17,520
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, -0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,818 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
07062:

$2,818
New Jersey:

$3,270

Self-employed pension: $9,500 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
Here:

$9,500
New Jersey:

$17,258

Total itemized deductions: $19,691 (29% of AGI, reported on 42.7% of returns)
Here:

$19,691
State:

$23,924

Here:

29.2% of AGI
State:

21.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $10k, 13.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 18.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,208 (5% of AGI, reported on 38.2% of returns)
Here:

$3,208
State:

$3,242

Here:

4.6% of AGI
State:

2.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,499 (reported on 71.0% of returns)
07062:

$5,499
State:

$12,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,665 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:

$1,665
State:

$1,711

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.3%
Here:

69%
State:

65%
(% for various income ranges: 62.8% for AGIs below $10k, 73.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$89,750
New Jersey:

$96,346
Plainfield, NJ (07062) map Nearest zip codes: 07023, 07060, 07076, 07069, 07922, 07063.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

54.9%
New Jersey:

47.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

6.9%
New Jersey:

49.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 507
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,198


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 148 (80 now married, 66 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,081 (1,188 now married, 1,895 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 07062 with a mortgage: 2,193 (58 second mortgage, 53 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,264
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,153

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

13.0%
Whole state:

9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

7.4%
Whole state:

5.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

3.9
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Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 342020 or later
  • 812010 to 2019
  • 512000 to 2009
  • 641990 to 1999
  • 1251980 to 1989
  • 3211970 to 1979
  • 8021960 to 1969
  • 1,0271950 to 1959
  • 6381940 to 1949
  • 1,5511939 or earlier

Zip code 07062 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plainfield, NJ (07062)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plainfield, NJ (07062)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 271 bedroom
  • 4492 bedrooms
  • 1,3203 bedrooms
  • 7844 bedrooms
  • 4355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield, NJ (07062)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield, NJ (07062)
  • 23no bedroom
  • 4311 bedroom
  • 7522 bedrooms
  • 3853 bedrooms
  • 514 bedrooms
  • 345+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield, NJ (07062) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield, NJ (07062) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 72no vehicle
  • 9491 vehicle
  • 1,1182 vehicles
  • 4823 vehicles
  • 1384 vehicles
  • 2425+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield, NJ (07062) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield, NJ (07062) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 431no vehicle
  • 6121 vehicle
  • 5022 vehicles
  • 533 vehicles
  • 504 vehicles
  • 125+ vehicles

  • Zip code 07062 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 07062 household income distribution in 2022
  • 204Less than $10,000
  • 134$10,000 to $14,999
  • 32$15,000 to $19,999
  • 81$20,000 to $24,999
  • 79$25,000 to $29,999
  • 136$30,000 to $34,999
  • 152$35,000 to $39,999
  • 128$40,000 to $44,999
  • 22$45,000 to $49,999
  • 334$50,000 to $59,999
  • 493$60,000 to $74,999
  • 804$75,000 to $99,999
  • 715$100,000 to $124,999
  • 441$125,000 to $149,999
  • 482$150,000 to $199,999
  • 484$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 07062

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 07062
  • 59Less than $10,000
  • 6$15,000 to $19,999
  • 6$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$30,000 to $34,999
  • 18$40,000 to $49,999
  • 31$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6$125,000 to $149,999
  • 99$150,000 to $174,999
  • 26$175,000 to $199,999
  • 191$200,000 to $249,999
  • 339$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,188$300,000 to $399,999
  • 531$400,000 to $499,999
  • 369$500,000 to $749,999
  • 37$750,000 to $999,999
  • 29$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 07062

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 07062
  • 49$150 to $199
  • 94$200 to $249
  • 7$550 to $599
  • 20$650 to $699
  • 77$900 to $999
  • 147$1,000 to $1,249
  • 531$1,250 to $1,499
  • 563$1,500 to $1,999
  • 123$2,000 to $2,499
  • 6$2,500 to $2,999
  • 30$3,000 to $3,499
  • 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,651.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $335,218.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $390,436
  • Black or African American householders: $363,254
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $456,058
  • Asian householders: $583,458
  • Some other race householders: $362,705
  • Two or more races householders: $411,852
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $379,179

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $372,590
07062:

$372,590
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $302,505 - $453,384

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $283,031
Here:

$283,031
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $512,695
Here:

$512,695
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $1,158,426
Here:

$1,158,426
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $798,561
Here:

$798,561
State:

$457,463
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 07062
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,067
  • One, attached: 157
  • Two: 691
  • 3 or 4: 362
  • 5 to 9: 150
  • 10 to 19: 12
  • 20 to 49: 127
  • 50 or more: 168
  • Mobile homes: 48

Unemployment: 8.9%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 07062

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 07062
  • 64.6%4,622Drove a car alone
  • 5.6%401Carpooled
  • 3.4%245Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.8%56Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.7%50Subway or elevated
  • 1.4%101Taxi
  • 4.8%345Walked
  • 5.7%408Other means
  • 12.6%902Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 07062

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 07062
  • 142Less than 5 minutes
  • 3295 to 9 minutes
  • 86010 to 14 minutes
  • 71615 to 19 minutes
  • 77020 to 24 minutes
  • 41125 to 29 minutes
  • 1,04030 to 34 minutes
  • 12635 to 39 minutes
  • 27940 to 44 minutes
  • 63745 to 59 minutes
  • 38560 to 89 minutes
  • 48090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,272
  • Male householders: 2,040 (476 living alone), Female householders: 2,667 (510 living alone)
  • 2,199 spouses (2,187 opposite-sex spouses), 447 unmarried partners, (430 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,792 children (4,674 natural, 0 adopted, 111 stepchildren), 695 grandchildren, 434 brothers or sisters, 239 parents, 0 foster children, 361 other relatives, 312 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 34 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,015 2-persons, 784 3-persons, 716 4-persons, 500 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 335 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 987 1-person, 233 2-persons

1,898 married couples with children.
1,082 single-parent households (478 men, 604 women).

59.7% of residents of 07062 zip code speak English at home.
33.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 22% well, 15% not well, 17% not at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (32% very well, 66% well, 1% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% very well, 23% well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (84% very well, 16% well).

Foreign born population: 4,340 (30.4%)
(47.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

30.4%
Whole state:

23.5%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 19%El Salvador
  • 15%Costa Rica
  • 9%Haiti
  • 8%Honduras
  • 6%Ecuador
  • 5%Dominica
  • 5%St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Most common first ancestries reported in 07062
  • 4%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
  • 4%American
  • 4%Jamaican
  • 3%Haitian
  • 2%Guyanese
  • 2%Barbadian
  • 1%Brazilian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1,6512010 or later
  • 1,1332000 to 2009
  • 9751990 to 1999
  • 955Before 1990

Zip code 07062 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • BP SERVICE STATION #84842 (504 TERRILL ROAD in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-001193, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-67888200000, EPCRA, NJEMS-A4326, AIR PROGRAM
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
    Organizations: BP AMOCO OIL CORP, BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, BP AMOCO OIL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER) , BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO SERVICE STATION 84842, AMOCO SERVICE STATION #84842, DISCOVER AMOCO INC
  • AMERICAN CODING & MARKING INK CO (1220 NORTH AVENUE in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-014151, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-33235600000, EPCRA, NJEMS-48805, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: PRINTING INK
    Organizations: WILLIAM A RYBACK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • GO KELLER CLEANERS INC (1201-11 SOUTH AVE in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-014579, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-07608500000, EPCRA, NJEMS-L4115, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-NJD986567022, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING; INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS
    Organizations: GO KELLER INC, SOUTELLE VINCENT J (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: G O KELLER INC
  • NJ DM&VA PLAINFIELD ARMORY (1201 E 7TH ST in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-000679, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-41211, AIR PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: NATIONAL SECURITY
    Organizations: NJ DEPT OF MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPT OF MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: PLAINFIELD ARMORY & OMS
  • PLAINFIELD LAUNDRY INC (1011 SOUTH AVE in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-L4121, AIR PROGRAM
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
    Organizations: PLAINFIELD LAUNDROMAT INC
  • EXXON SERVICE STATION #30232 (1472 E FRONT ST in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-007796, STATE CLEANUP SITE
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: EXXON CO USA (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: EXXON CO USA 30232
  • FURINO & SON INC (767 NORTH AVE in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-008857, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-NJ0000077164, TRANSPORTER
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • ASTRA CLEANERS (700 SOUTH AVE in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • ASTRA CLEANERS (1101 E 2ND ST in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • NJ BELL TELEPHONE CO (1307 SOUTH AVE in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • HONEYWELL PARK AVENUE (1 PARK AVE in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • EXECUTIVE CABINET CO (912 SOUTH AVE in PLAINFIELD, NJ)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: WOOD OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, PARTITIONS, SHELVING, AND LOCKERS

Zip code 07062 marital status for males
Zip code 07062 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 86.6%Utility gas
  • 5.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.2%Electricity
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Population in 1990: 12,756. Population change in the 1990s: +547 (+4.3%).

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

  • This state: 7,287
  • Northeast: 1,292
  • Midwest: 151
  • South: 670
  • West: 177

63% of the 07062 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Jersey.

90% of the 07062 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Plainfield, NJ (07062)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 91
Here:

6.0%
New Jersey:

12.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
Here:

0.1%
New Jersey:

13.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 60
Here:

13.6%
New Jersey:

33.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 109,836Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 99,794Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 99,786Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 98,091Legal occupations
  • 94,148Management occupations
  • 93,278Law enforcement workers including supervisors

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

  • Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (100-249: 1)
  • Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (100-249: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) (20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 9 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 9 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 10 people in other group homes
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 8 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED91$204,28429$240,724265$240,96227$73,1866$767,87711$156,715
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED7$253,5361$73,29058$210,6215$11,6840$01$73,290
APPLICATIONS DENIED29$217,54919$147,303222$237,74840$62,2423$21,90712$118,809
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN25$196,9706$232,057101$237,51312$52,6062$1,035,9451$41,700
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS20$187,2704$371,26842$258,4003$188,2470$00$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 6 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$253,2185$292,528
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$180,8603$245,403
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$010$250,666
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$216,7870$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 07062
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 07062 - Value
Most common first names in zip code 07062 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary7581.0 years
William6773.0 years
John6674.5 years
James6472.6 years
Joseph4177.9 years
George4074.7 years
Charles3569.6 years
Margaret3474.7 years
Helen3477.9 years
Edward3376.7 years
Most common last names in zip code 07062 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson3768.1 years
Smith2775.6 years
Jones2671.1 years
Brown2670.3 years
Williams2466.5 years
Davis1667.2 years
Taylor1375.1 years
Carter1273.7 years
Harris1263.7 years
Thomas1174.4 years
Businesses in zip code 07062
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven1KFC1
Avenue1McDonald's1
Blockbuster1Pizza Hut1
Burger King2Subway3
Dairy Queen1Walgreens1
Dunkin Donuts1Wendy's1
FedEx1White Castle1
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