Princeton, NJ
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Princeton, NJ: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 52,304. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PRINCETON-NJ · Princeton, NJ 2 ZIPs · 52,304 pop · #1119/25278 · Mercer County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $141,254
- RANK-TOP #1119/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Titusville
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 48% owners
- POP-SMALL 52,304
- SPREAD-MOD 08542→08540
- HOME-TOP $761,000
Nearest income peer: Titusville, NJ ( $12,738 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Princeton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Princeton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Trenton · lowest $87,448
Trenton · lowest
$87,448 median HH income
- Hightstown · near
Hightstown · near
$118,010 median HH income
- Cranbury · near
Cranbury · near
$118,587 median HH income
- Lawrence Towns · near
Lawrence Towns · near
$125,514 median HH income
- Titusville · near
Titusville · near
$128,516 median HH income
- Princeton · this city
Princeton · this city
$141,254 median HH income
- Princeton Junc · highest
Princeton Junc · highest
$224,213 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Princeton, NJ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 4%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 52,304
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $141,254
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $141,254 and home value $761,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 76.7%.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (48.0%) for this income tier, rent $2,358 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within New Jersey, Secaucus is the closest lower-income city and Milltown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Princeton.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Princeton differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Princeton. ZIP 08542 reports $105,524 in median household income, while ZIP 08540 reports $176,983. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 4 points
08542 to 08540
08542 to 08540
08542 to 08540
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
ZIP 08540 swallows Princeton's short list
Across only 2 ZIPs, 08540 still holds about 90% of Princeton's 52,304 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Princeton
Citywide ZBP: 2,551 establishments, 52,835 employees , annual payroll $6,519,890k (~49 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08540 (2,180 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (847) · also Health care and social assistance · Finance and insurance .
ZIP Codes in Princeton, NJ
These ZIP codes sit in Mercer County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Princeton. See the Mercer County roll-up →
Princeton lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Mercer County: Princeton Junction, Pennington and Hopewell earn more and Trenton, Lawrence Township and Hightstown earn less. Princeton Junction marks the far end of that range at $224,213, 59% above Princeton.
Side-by-side: Compare 08540 vs 08542 →
Princeton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Princeton, .