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Summit, NJ population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Summit, New Jersey (Summit, NJ — Census place “Summit city”) is 22,512 residents, ranking #47 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $199,107, the median home is worth $969,900 and median gross rent runs $2,308 a month. Looking for the Summit New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Summit, NJ: 07901.
- Population
- 22,512Summit city residents
- Median household income
- $199,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $969,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,308Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.8%Owner-occupied households
Summit ZIP codes (New Jersey)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Summit.
The Summit NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Summit city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Summit city median would spend about 13.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 71.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Summit city, NJ in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Summit city is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 22,512 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #47 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Summit city earn a median of $199,107 a year, 153.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 86% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 3.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Summit city is valued at $969,900, 219.7% above the national figure and 135% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,308 a month, 64.2% above the national figure, or roughly $27,696 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 71.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Roselle borough 22,455
- North Plainfield borough 22,667
- Hillsborough CDP 22,302
- Glassboro borough 23,375
- Parsippany CDP 21,869
- Somerset CDP 23,851
- Lindenwold borough 21,534
- South Plainfield borough 24,231
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Summit city?
- Summit city has 22,512 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 700 in New Jersey.
- What is the median household income in Summit city?
- Median household income in Summit city is $199,107 a year, 153.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Summit city?
- Median gross rent is $2,308 a month and the median home value is $969,900, so rent absorbs about 13.9% of median household income.
- Is Summit city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Summit city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Summit city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.