ZIP 08609 · Trenton
Who lives in ZIP code 08609 (Trenton, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Trenton, NJ · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People15,938
Median age33.4
Household income$68,238
Home value$131,962
Median rent$1,391/mo
Poverty18.1%
College degree+8.2%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 4,674 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,880
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.9% are 65 or older; 72.0% are adults.
Household income
27.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,701.
Education (adults 25+)
20.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
49.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.2%
- Never married
- 48.5%
- Divorced
- 18.8%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.76
- Dual-income families
- 61.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 29.8%
- Rent burden
- 27.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.6%
- Unemployment
- 10.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 23.8%
- Limited English
- 18.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.