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08809 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08809 covers Clinton, New Jersey, with a population of about 6,838 and a median household income of $127,169.

Population
6,838987 per square mile
Median age
38.6about the US average
Median household income
$127,1691.3× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$528,884up 31.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,721about the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
51.6%16.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
78.3%13.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
270

Where 08809 is

Clinton, 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

Population6,838
Median age38.6
Family households69.5%
Born outside the US12.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.6%
White (non-Hispanic)72.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.9%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Veterans2.2%
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$127,169
Income per person$55,891
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.4%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k2.7%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more32.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,910
Mean adjusted gross income$140,251
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.5%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.4%
Returns, $200k or more17.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$413,400
Median gross rent$1,721
Rent as a share of household income32.8%
Owner-occupied78.3%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house52.3%
Attached house17.6%
2 to 4 units9.5%
5 to 19 units12.1%
20 or more units8.5%
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$528,884as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$528,884$210,941

$210,941 in 2000 to $528,884 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.6%
High school diploma or higher92%
Works from home22.4%
Drives to work alone68.7%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.5%
Health

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

Obesity26.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14% 6.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.1% 2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.2% 10.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.2% 7.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10% 4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 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% 3.4 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% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments270
People employed3,236
Annual payroll$169,520,000
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 60.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.2 out of 100
Community resilience91.8 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 wind94.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane65Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.2Relatively 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$127,169$101,050$78,538
Income per person$55,891$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$413,400$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,721$1,653$1,348
Homeownership78.3%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.6%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home22.4%15%13.5%
Born outside the US12.9%23.5%13.9%
Median age38.640.138.7
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 stationFLEMINGTON 5 NNW, NJ US7.8 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January37.8°F / 20.6°F3.93 in rain, 6.2 in snow
February40.9°F / 21.8°F3.11 in rain, 9.4 in snow
March49.6°F / 29°F4.52 in rain, 5.7 in snow
April62.5°F / 38.7°F4.14 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May72.4°F / 48.6°F4.28 in rain
June80.9°F / 58°F4.77 in rain
July85.9°F / 63.3°F4.94 in rain
August84.1°F / 61.4°F4.24 in rain
September77.4°F / 54°F4.39 in rain
October65°F / 42.3°F4.46 in rain
November53.3°F / 33.2°F3.5 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December42.8°F / 26.2°F4.66 in rain, 4.5 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Union Township School District21.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Clinton Township School District14.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Clinton Town-Glen Gardner School District9.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Bethlehem Township School District4.1% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08801 Annandale, NJ2.4 km away
08829 High Bridge, NJ3.3 km away
08827 Hampton, NJ6 km away
08867 Pittstown, NJ6.2 km away
08833 Lebanon, NJ6.8 km away
08826 Glen Gardner, NJ8.1 km away
08868 Quakertown, NJ8.8 km away
08834 Little York, NJ9.3 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.

Hunterdon County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.93 sq mi
Water area2.21 sq mi
Population density987 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6412, -74.9088

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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