Compare ZIP Code 08540 vs Mercer County, NJ vs Trenton Metro Area, NJ vs New Jersey (NJ) vs United States
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08540 – Princeton, NJ ZIP Code |
Mercer County, NJ County |
Trenton Metro Area, NJ Metro Area |
New Jersey (NJ) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 50,388 | 385,864 | 385,864 | 9,343,809 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,218 | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,720 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1986 | 1969 | 1969 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Household income | $176,983 | $100,645 | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $89,601 | $53,765 | $53,765 | $54,253 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 37.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 49.1% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 50,388 | 385,864 | 385,864 | 9,343,809 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 33,583 | 261,611 | 261,611 | 6,523,202 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 18,609 | 144,114 | 144,114 | 3,507,701 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $176,983 | $100,645 | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $89,601 | $53,765 | $53,765 | $54,253 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 37.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 49.1% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $2,218 | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,720 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1986 | 1969 | 1969 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 36.3% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 63.7% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 50.7% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 54% | 61% |
| Black | 5.7% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 33.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 10.1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.4% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 22.5% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.6% | 76.9% | 76.9% | 77.5% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 63.1% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 29.0 min | 27.0 min | 27.0 min | 31.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 36.9% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 16.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 7.7% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 22.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 5.5% | 24% | 24% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 4.1% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 82.7% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 43.6% | 35.7% |