PRINCETON, NJ ZIP Code

CityPRINCETON
StateNew Jersey
ZIP Codes count5 (see all)
Post offices count1 (see all)
Total population30,728 (see all)
ZIP Codes for PRINCETON, New Jersey
08540, 08541, 08542, 08543, 08544
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ZIP Codes for PRINCETON, NJ by streets

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List of PRINCETON, NJ ZIP Codes

ZIPTYPEPOPULATION
08540STANDARD48,700
08541UNIQUE
08542STANDARD2,542
08543PO BOX
08544UNIQUE

Post offices

PRINCETON — Post Office
213 CARNEGIE CTR PRINCETON, NJ 08540-9998

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64 CANAL POINTE BLVD
PRINCETON NJ  08540-6576
38 FOXFIELD CT
PRINCETON NJ  08540-8595
MCCOSH HEALTH CTR
PRINCETON NJ 
526 ROSEDALE RD
PRINCETON NJ  08540-2315
32 SCHOOL HOUSE LN
PRINCETON NJ  08540-9627
2 TEAK LN
PRINCETON NJ  08540-4712

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Census data for PRINCETON, NJ

Demographic and housing estimates in PRINCETON, NJ

Total population
Total population30,728
Male15,673
Female15,055
Population by age
Total population30,728
Under 5 years1,093
5 to 9 years1,502
10 to 14 years1,966
15 to 19 years3,777
20 to 24 years4,001
25 to 34 years3,123
35 to 44 years2,741
45 to 54 years3,935
55 to 59 years2,031
60 to 64 years1,553
65 to 74 years2,747
75 to 84 years1,610
85 years and over649
Median age (years)34.7
Under 18 years5,650
16 years and over25,670
18 years and over25,078
21 years and over21,368
62 years and over5,797
65 years and over5,006
Population by race
Total population30,728
One race29,760
   White22,458
   Black or African American1,776
   American Indian and Alaska Native14
   Asian5,045
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander25
   Some other race442
Two or more races968
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population21,071
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population10,399
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population10,672

Social characteristics in PRINCETON, NJ

Households by type
Total households9,979
Family households (families)6,682
Married-couple family5,864
Male householder, no wife present, family215
Female householder, no husband present, family603
Nonfamily households3,297
Average household size2.54
Average family size3.05

Economic characteristics in PRINCETON, NJ

Income and benefits (in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households9,979
Less than $10,000279
$10,000 to $14,999255
$15,000 to $24,999435
$25,000 to $34,999439
$35,000 to $49,999724
$50,000 to $74,999796
$75,000 to $99,999817
$100,000 to $149,9991,403
$150,000 to $199,9991,081
$200,000 or more3,750
Median household income (dollars)138,194

Housing characteristics in PRINCETON, NJ

Housing occupancy
Total housing units11,003
Occupied housing units9,979
Vacant housing units1,024
Units in structure
Total housing units11,003
1-unit, detached6,209
1-unit, attached1,723
2 units391
3 or 4 units661
5 to 9 units644
10 to 19 units491
20 or more units879
Mobile home5
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units11,003
Built 2014 or later323
Built 2010 to 2013157
Built 2000 to 2009679
Built 1990 to 19991,000
Built 1980 to 19891,016
Built 1970 to 1979969
Built 1960 to 19691,400
Built 1950 to 19592,094
Built 1940 to 1949617
Built 1939 or earlier2,748
Rooms
Total housing units11,003
1 room429
2 rooms416
3 rooms968
4 rooms1,227
5 rooms1,041
6 rooms1,357
7 rooms1,061
8 rooms1,522
9 rooms or more2,982
Median rooms6.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units11,003
No bedroom475
1 bedroom1,456
2 bedrooms2,035
3 bedrooms2,687
4 bedrooms2,537
5 or more bedrooms1,813
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units9,979
Owner-occupied5,913
Renter-occupied4,066
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.65
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.37
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units9,979
Moved in 2017 or later696
Moved in 2015 to 20161,548
Moved in 2010 to 20142,671
Moved in 2000 to 20092,432
Moved in 1990 to 19991,277
Moved in 1989 and earlier1,355
Value
Owner-occupied units5,913
Less than $50,00059
$50,000 to $99,99934
$100,000 to $149,99981
$150,000 to $199,99910
$200,000 to $299,999158
$300,000 to $499,999548
$500,000 to $999,9992,932
$1,000,000 or more2,091
Median (dollars)833,000
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units5,913
Housing units with a mortgage3,561
Housing units without a mortgage2,352
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent3,944
Less than $500247
$500 to $999604
$1,000 to $1,4991,041
$1,500 to $1,999632
$2,000 to $2,499390
$2,500 to $2,999392
$3,000 or more638
Median (dollars)1,563
No rent paid122
Data is based on 2018 Census

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