ZIP 08540 · Princeton
Who lives in ZIP code 08540 (Princeton, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Princeton, NJ · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People50,388
Median age40.6
Household income$176,983
Home value$767,683
Median rent$2,218/mo
Poverty8.2%
College degree+82.8%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 376 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,609
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
67.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $78,804.
Education (adults 25+)
57.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.6%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 8.8%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 64.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.7%
- Rent burden
- 26.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.3%
- With a disability
- 6.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.1%
- Limited English
- 6.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.