ZIP 08520 · Hightstown
Who lives in ZIP code 08520 (Hightstown, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hightstown, NJ · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People29,504
Median age40.9
Household income$118,010
Home value$376,775
Median rent$1,657/mo
Poverty6.1%
College degree+46.3%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 632 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,974
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.2% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
57.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,409.
Education (adults 25+)
47.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.0%
- Never married
- 27.2%
- Divorced
- 9.1%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 64.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.9%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 9.0%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 13.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.