ZIP 07087 · Union City, New Jersey
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
66,463 people call ZIP 07087 home.
66,463
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 40% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,537
a month. New Jersey's median is $1,720.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$837–$1,255
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,537 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 87% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.5–1.0% to the 27,408 homes here.
145–261
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 4% more than New Jersey's.
$471,600
median home value in ZIP 07087.
- $471,600 ZIP 07087
- $454,400 New Jersey
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year