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Monmouth County · New Jersey

ZIP code 07720

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 07720 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
4,147

ZCTA residents

Median income
$94,722

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$857,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.625%

New Jersey state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 07720 sits in Monmouth County, New Jersey and is home to 4,147 people. Median household income is $94,722, the median home is worth $857,200 and median gross rent is $1,710. 48.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.625% (New Jersey state rate).

County
Monmouth County

FIPS 34025

State
New Jersey (NJ)

598 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 07720

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
4,147ZIP 07720 residents
Median household income
$94,722Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$857,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,710Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
48.3%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 07720 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 07720 is a small town in Monmouth County, New Jersey, with 4,147 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #455 of 598 ranked by population — larger than 23% of them. The median age here is 41.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in ZIP 07720 earn a median of $94,722 a year, 20.6% above the national figure of $78,538. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 07720 is valued at $857,200, 182.5% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,710 a month, 21.6% above the national figure, or roughly $20,520 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is out of reach on local earnings alone and the ownership market leans on outside income, equity or dual high earners. 48.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. 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.

Home values sit at 9× median household income, far past the 3.9× national mark, so ownership costs here are set by something other than local wages — second homes, retirees with equity, or commuters earning elsewhere.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

Reading ZIP 07720 in context

How 07720 sits inside Monmouth County and New Jersey.

ZIP 07720 is tabulated inside Monmouth County, New Jersey, one of 49 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 598 across New Jersey. Population sits in the small-town band, typically one main street plus the addresses that feed into it. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 07720 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 07720 reports a median household income of $94,722, 27% below the $130,595 county median, and 13% below the $109,182 typical NJ ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $857,200, 34% above the county figure and 102% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,710 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

New Jersey charges 6.625% statewide, and no local sales tax is layered on top, so the state rate is the full amount collected in 07720.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 07720 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 07720

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6.625%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$66Before any exemptions

New Jersey levies 6.625% statewide with no local add-ons. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
22%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
9.0×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$4,448/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
6%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 07720 compares

ZIP 07720 against the median ZIP in Monmouth County and across New Jersey.

MeasureZIP 07720County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$94,722$130,595$109,182-13%
Median home value$857,200$638,250$423,950+102%
Median gross rent$1,710$1,847$1,718even
Population4,1476,90110,128-59%

Medians are computed across the 49 ZIP areas in Monmouth County and the 598 ZIP areas in New Jersey.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 598 New Jersey ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 30% of 563 state ZIPs

#393
Home value

above 92% of 562 state ZIPs

#47
Population

larger than 24% of 598 state ZIPs

#455

Comparable ZIP codes

New Jersey ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
07508Passaic County$94,611$444,600$1,749
07072Bergen County$94,854$523,800$1,503
08075Burlington County$94,576$288,200$1,427
08049Camden County$94,567$227,300$1,204
07010Bergen County$94,960$577,200$1,783
08270Cape May County$95,033$298,800$1,145

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Monmouth County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

ZIP 07720 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 07720?
ZIP 07720 lies mostly in Monmouth County, New Jersey. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 07720?
New Jersey charges 6.625% statewide.
Is 07720 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,710 a month, about 22% of median household income, and the median home is worth $857,200 — +102% against the typical New Jersey ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07720, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.