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07747 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07747 covers Matawan, New Jersey, with a population of about 32,246 and a median household income of $124,896.

Population
32,2462,521 per square mile
Median age
41.73 points above the US average
Median household income
$124,8961.2× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$664,536up 41.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,8401.1× the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
50.8%15.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
74.7%9.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
892

Where 07747 is

Matawan, New Jersey — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population32,246
Median age41.7
Family households65.8%
Born outside the US16.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home21%
White (non-Hispanic)65.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.2%
Hispanic or Latino11.6%
Veterans5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$124,896
Income per person$59,968
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k12.6%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k15.5%
$200k or more24.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed16,600
Mean adjusted gross income$111,388
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.3%
Returns, under $25k20.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.3%
Returns, $200k or more14.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$464,100
Median gross rent$1,840
Rent as a share of household income26%
Owner-occupied74.7%
Vacant homes2.6%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house56.3%
Attached house12.4%
2 to 4 units9.2%
5 to 19 units11.6%
20 or more units10.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$664,536as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.5%
Typical asking rent$2,606as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$664,536$167,783

$167,783 in 2000 to $664,536 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,622$2,209

$2,209 in 2022 to $2,606 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%
High school diploma or higher95.6%
Works from home17.3%
Drives to work alone67.3%
Takes public transport8.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity30.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.6% 7.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.9% 8.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.6% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments892
People employed11,642
Annual payroll$904,154,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 32.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.7 out of 100
Community resilience58.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind88.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire76Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding70.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought51.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail14.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Jersey and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew JerseyUnited States
Median household income$124,896$101,050$78,538
Income per person$59,968$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$464,100$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,840$1,653$1,348
Homeownership74.7%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home17.3%15%13.5%
Born outside the US16.6%23.5%13.9%
Median age41.740.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFREEHOLD-MARLBORO, NJ US10.9 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January41.7°F / 22.9°F3.87 in rain
February44.4°F / 25°F3.1 in rain
March51.4°F / 31.3°F4.2 in rain
April63°F / 41.2°F3.83 in rain
May72°F / 50.6°F3.81 in rain
June81.1°F / 60.1°F4.44 in rain
July86.5°F / 65.5°F4.65 in rain
August84.6°F / 63.4°F4.13 in rain
September78.1°F / 56.1°F4.19 in rain
October66.6°F / 44.3°F4.13 in rain
November56.2°F / 35.7°F3.54 in rain
December46.7°F / 28°F4.68 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket73% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Old Bridge Township School District54.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District44.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability11.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

07721 Cliffwood, NJ2.7 km away
07735 Keyport, NJ4.1 km away
07730 Hazlet, NJ5.1 km away
07733 Holmdel, NJ6.1 km away
08879 South Amboy, NJ6.7 km away
07765 Wickatunk, NJ6.8 km away
07751 Morganville, NJ7.3 km away
08857 Old Bridge, NJ7.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Middlesex County54.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Monmouth County45.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area12.79 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Population density2,521 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4109, -74.2380

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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