ZIP Code 08648

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, New Jersey.

Population: 31,142
Median household income: $118,036
Median home value: $395,400

Covering part of Mercer County, New Jersey, ZIP Code 08648 has about 31,142 residents. Its median household income of $118,036 runs above the Mercer County figure of $96,333.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 08648's population held roughly steady from 31,361 to 31,142, while its median gross rent rose 16.0% from $1,683 to $1,953.

60.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,142
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $118,036
Median home value: $395,400
Median gross rent: $1,953
Housing units: 12,217
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,36131,142

Median household income

$100,930$118,036

Median home value

$317,100$395,400

Median gross rent

$1,683$1,953

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,361	$100,930	$317,100	$1,683
2020	31,819	$108,772	$335,000	$1,742
2021	32,508	$113,214	$343,200	$1,773
2022	31,626	$119,151	$383,700	$1,914
2023	31,142	$118,036	$395,400	$1,953

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,221	3.9%
5 to 17	4,757	15.3%
18 to 24	4,412	14.2%
25 to 34	3,874	12.4%
35 to 44	3,676	11.8%
45 to 54	4,393	14.1%
55 to 64	3,906	12.5%
65 to 74	2,846	9.1%
75 and over	2,057	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,366	55.8%
Black or African American	3,890	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	4,385	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	75	0.2%
Two or more races	574	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,850	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's14.9%

Bachelor's degree31.3%

Graduate or professional degree28.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,618	7.8%
High school graduate	3,569	17.2%
Some college or associate's	3,088	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,494	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,983	28.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone56.1%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit6.3%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home26.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,780	56.1%
Carpooled	1,171	7.5%
Public transit	991	6.3%
Walked	412	2.6%
Bicycle	28	0.2%
Worked from home	4,160	26.6%
Other means	118	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,070	26.7%
15 to 29 min	4,522	39.3%
30 to 44 min	1,430	12.4%
45 to 59 min	885	7.7%
60+ min	1,593	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 5.7% (1,642 of 28,606)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,341	63.5%
Nonfamily households	4,212	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,553	94.6%
Vacant	664	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,912	68.5%
Renter-occupied	3,641	31.5%

1-unit, detached49.1%

1-unit, attached18.4%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units18.8%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,001	49.1%
1-unit, attached	2,245	18.4%
2 to 4 units	544	4.5%
5 to 19 units	2,294	18.8%
20 or more units	1,133	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 08648

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