08540 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings

Preferred Name, USPS

Princeton, NJ 08540

Not Acceptable, USPS

Princeton Township, NJ 08540

Princeton Twp, NJ 08540

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Mercer County
Centroid: Latitude 40.367, Longitude -74.67
Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 08540 has segments in 3 Counties (Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset).

Businesses Addresses: 1,674
PO Box Addresses: 0
Residential Addresses: 18,515

Multi-Family Addresses: 3,109
Single Family Addresses: 15,406

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: August 1, 2018, Maps updated: August 1, 2018.

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Princeton, NJ 08540 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2018)

POPULATION
Total Population	45,478
Population in Households	44,021
Population in Familes	36,583
Population in Group Qrtrs	1,457
Population Density²	878
Diversity Index³	63

INCOME
Median Household Income	$140,187
Average Household Income	$189,640
Per Capita Income	$74,668

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	18,736 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	11,143 (59.5%)
Renter Occupied HU	6,464 (34.5%)
Vacant Housing Units	1,129 ( 6.0%)
Median Home Value	$604,944
Average Home Value	$720,232

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	17,607
Average Household Size	2.5
Family Households	11,827
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Demographics are point estimates for July 1st of the current year and each for the forecast years. See References for more information.
Population Density = Total Population per square mile.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2018	2018-2023
Population	0.42%	0.45%
Households	0.36%	0.41%
Families	0.31%	0.4%
Median Household Income		1.89%
Per Capita Income		2.16%

Princeton, NJ 08540 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 08540 to the other 583 ZIP Codes in New Jersey by rank and percentile using July 1, 2018 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 33	95th
Population Density	# 395	32nd
Diversity Index	# 167	72nd
Median Household Income	# 65	89th
Per Capita Income	# 41	93rd

Princeton, NJ 08540 ZIP Code Profile

ZIP Code 08540: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

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Princeton, NJ 08540 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2018)

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INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Princeton, NJ 08540 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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