ZIP 08638 · Trenton
Who lives in ZIP code 08638 (Trenton, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Trenton, NJ · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People22,816
Median age35.9
Household income$66,875
Home value$234,649
Median rent$1,593/mo
Poverty17.8%
College degree+32.3%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,623 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,045
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.7% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,929.
Education (adults 25+)
46.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
20.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.2%
- Never married
- 50.2%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.24
- Dual-income families
- 56.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.0%
- Rent burden
- 45.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 13.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.4%
- Limited English
- 7.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.