ZIP 08611 vs ZIP 08610

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08611 (Trenton, NJ) and ZIP 08610 (Trenton, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08611 has a population of 28,038 at 4,115 people per square mile, while ZIP 08610 has 30,468 at 1,525 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 08611 reports a median household income of $56,788 against $83,906 in ZIP 08610, with per-capita income of $24,222 vs $39,288. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.0% in 08611 and 24.0% in 08610. Poverty rate reads 22.3% vs 8.3%, and unemployment 7.2% vs 5.1% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $160,500 in 08611 versus $264,600 in 08610, with median rent of $1,459 and $1,578 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 39.0% vs 66.0%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.