ZIP Code 08618

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, New Jersey.

Population: 37,162
Median household income: $48,179
Median home value: $211,800

ZIP Code 08618 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, New Jersey, home to about 37,162 residents. At $48,179, its median household income sits below Mercer County's $96,333.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08618's population declined 5.4% from 39,283 to 37,162, while its median gross rent rose 10.6% from $1,010 to $1,117.

Households average 2.44 people. The median gross rent is $1,117.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,162
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,179
Median home value: $211,800
Median gross rent: $1,117
Housing units: 15,284
Homeownership rate: 41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,28337,162

Median household income

$40,797$48,179

Median home value

$172,100$211,800

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,117

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,283	$40,797	$172,100	$1,010
2020	37,433	$38,591	$172,200	$1,029
2021	39,148	$42,628	$171,100	$1,069
2022	39,047	$45,334	$185,400	$1,084
2023	37,162	$48,179	$211,800	$1,117

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2415.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,602	7.0%
5 to 17	6,006	16.2%
18 to 24	5,906	15.9%
25 to 34	4,714	12.7%
35 to 44	3,339	9.0%
45 to 54	4,591	12.4%
55 to 64	4,576	12.3%
65 to 74	3,192	8.6%
75 and over	2,236	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,231	19.5%
Black or African American	21,880	58.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,133	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,078	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,829	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,136	13.8%
High school graduate	8,390	37.0%
Some college or associate's	5,795	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,284	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,043	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit7.5%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,496	66.0%
Carpooled	1,304	9.1%
Public transit	1,075	7.5%
Walked	611	4.2%
Bicycle	231	1.6%
Worked from home	1,159	8.1%
Other means	505	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,998	30.2%
15 to 29 min	5,039	38.1%
30 to 44 min	2,387	18.1%
45 to 59 min	621	4.7%
60+ min	1,177	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 22.5% (7,517 of 33,410)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,554	55.4%
Nonfamily households	6,086	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,640	89.2%
Vacant	1,644	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,625	41.2%
Renter-occupied	8,015	58.8%

1-unit, detached29.1%

1-unit, attached26.1%

2 to 4 units14.5%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units20.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,452	29.1%
1-unit, attached	3,982	26.1%
2 to 4 units	2,213	14.5%
5 to 19 units	1,576	10.3%
20 or more units	3,061	20.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 08618

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