ZIP Code 08629

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, New Jersey.

Population: 13,015
Median household income: $81,367
Median home value: $149,000

Covering part of Mercer County, New Jersey, ZIP Code 08629 has about 13,015 residents. At $81,367, its median household income sits below Mercer County's $96,333.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08629's population declined 6.6% from 13,942 to 13,015, while its median gross rent rose 7.3% from $1,177 to $1,263.

14.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,015
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,367
Median home value: $149,000
Median gross rent: $1,263
Housing units: 4,559
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,94213,015

Median household income

$63,094$81,367

Median home value

$112,900$149,000

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,263

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,942	$63,094	$112,900	$1,177
2020	12,910	$72,258	$108,200	$1,194
2021	12,722	$73,054	$107,700	$1,205
2022	13,075	$79,724	$131,800	$1,232
2023	13,015	$81,367	$149,000	$1,263

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	459	3.5%
5 to 17	2,387	18.3%
18 to 24	1,183	9.1%
25 to 34	2,440	18.7%
35 to 44	1,614	12.4%
45 to 54	1,677	12.9%
55 to 64	1,746	13.4%
65 to 74	790	6.1%
75 and over	719	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,420	10.9%
Black or African American	4,641	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	205	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.3%
Two or more races	143	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,563	50.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.3%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,274	25.3%
High school graduate	3,043	33.9%
Some college or associate's	2,338	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	870	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	461	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled16.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,039	76.5%
Carpooled	1,109	16.8%
Public transit	97	1.5%
Walked	66	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	265	4.0%
Other means	9	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,093	17.3%
15 to 29 min	4,037	63.9%
30 to 44 min	1,014	16.0%
45 to 59 min	83	1.3%
60+ min	93	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 8.7% (1,131 of 12,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,443	77.0%
Nonfamily households	1,027	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,470	98.0%
Vacant	89	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,011	67.4%
Renter-occupied	1,459	32.6%

1-unit, detached30.6%

1-unit, attached39.0%

2 to 4 units21.0%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,396	30.6%
1-unit, attached	1,778	39.0%
2 to 4 units	958	21.0%
5 to 19 units	263	5.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	164	3.6%

ZIP Code 08629

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