ZIP 08542 · Princeton
Who lives in ZIP code 08542 (Princeton, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Princeton, NJ · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People2,533
Median age37.2
Household income$105,524
Home value$711,585
Median rent$2,497/mo
Poverty4.2%
College degree+70.7%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,538 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,264
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.1% are 65 or older; 86.6% are adults.
Household income
53.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,208.
Education (adults 25+)
52.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.0%
- Never married
- 45.4%
- Divorced
- 8.5%
- Widowed
- 3.0%
- Family size
- 2.56
- Dual-income families
- 74.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 32.3%
- Rent burden
- 34.9%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 83.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.5%
- With a disability
- 9.5%
- No health insurance
- 4.3%
- Limited English
- 2.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.