08542 Zip Code

April 23, 2024

Zip Code: 08542
City/Town: Princeton
State: New Jersey
Population: 5,189
Per Capita Income: $38,840
Mean Household Income: $82,256
Total Housing Units: 1,481
Median Home Value: $226,200
Median Year Homes Built: 1940
Land Area: 0.5 sq miles
1.3 sq kilometers
Water Area: 0.0 sq miles
0.0 sq kilometers
   
Population Information (08542 zip code)
Number/Percent/U.S. Avg
Percent
U.S. Avg
Total Population:
5,189
--
--
  Male:
2,718
52.4%
49.2%
  Female:
2,471
47.6%
50.8%
Median Age:
24.3 yrs
--
37.2 yrs
Under 5 years:
189
3.6%
6.5%
5 to 9 years:
159
13.7%
6.6%
10 to 19 years:
877
16.9%
13.8%
20 to 29 years:
1,867
36.0%
13.8%
30 to 39 years:
680
13.1%
13.0%
40 to 49 years:
475
9.2%
14.2%
50 to 59 years:
392
7.6%
13.6%
60 to 69 years:
242
4.7%
9.4%
70 to 79 years:
166
3.2%
5.4%
80 years and over:
142
2.7%
3.7%

Housing Information (08542 zip code)

 
Number/Percent/U.S. Avg
Percent
U.S. Avg
Median home value:
$226,200
--
$119,600
Median year homes build:
1940
--
1971
Median real estate taxes:
$4,376 / yr.
--
$1,334 / yr.
Median rent:
$892 / mo.
--
$519 / mo.
 
 
 
 
Total households:
1,481
--
--
    Family households:
689
46.5%
66.4%
    Nonfamily households:
792
53.5%
33.6%
Households with individuals under 18 years:
341
23.0%
33.4%
Households with individuals 65 years and over:
284
19.2%
24.9%
Average household size:
2.3
--
--
Average family size:
3.1
--
--
 
 
 
 
Total housing units:
1,644
--
--
    Occupied housing units:
1,481
90.1%
88.6%
    Vacant housing units:
163
9.9%
11.4%
        For rent:
52
3.2%
3.1%
        Rented, not occupied:
12
0.7%
0.2%
        For sale only:
29
1.8%
1.4%
        Sold, not occupied:
1
0.1%
0.3%
        For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use:
39
2.4%
3.5%
        All other vacants:
30
1.8%
2.8%
 
 
 
 
Homeowner vacancy rate:
--
5.2%
2.4%
Rental vacancy rate:
--
5.1%
9.2%
 
 
 
 
Owner-occupied housing units:
528
--
--
    Population in owner-occupied housing units:
1,198
--
--
    Average household size of owner-occupied units:
2.3
--
2.65
Renter-occupied housing units:
953
--
--
    Population in renter-occupied housing units:
2,241
--
--
    Average household size of renter-occupied units:
2.4
--
2.44

Educational Attainment (08542 zip code)

 
Number/Percent/U.S. Avg
Percent
U.S. Avg
Population 25 years and over
2,553
--
--
    Less than 9th grade:
328
12.8%
6.2%
    9th to 12th grade, no diploma:
240
9.4%
8.7%
    High school graduate (includes equivalency):
279
10.9%
29.0%
    Some college, no degree:
303
11.9%
20.6%
    Associate degree:
53
2.1%
7.5%
    Bachelor's degree:
622
24.4%
17.6%
    Graduate or professional degree:
728
28.5%
10.3%
    Percent high school graduate or higher:
--
77.8%
85.0%
    Percent bachelor's degree or higher:
--
52.9%
27.9%

Income Information (08542 zip code)

 
Number/Percent/U.S. Avg
Percent
U.S. Avg
Mean household income:
$0 / yr.
--
$70,883
Per capita income:
$0 / yr.
--
$27,334
Males 15 years and over with income:
1,470
28.3%
50.4%
    Median income:
$26,979 / yr.
--
$27,932 / yr.
    Full-time, year-round workers:
741
14.3%
59.7%
        Median income:
$34,972 / yr.
--
$38,349 / yr.
Females 15 years and over with income:
1,264
24.4%
49.6%
    Median income:
$22,382 / yr.
--
$16,327 / yr.
    Full-time, year-round workers:
435
8.4%
40.3%
        Median income:
$47,708 / yr.
--
$28,135 / yr.
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