ZIP Code 08690

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, New Jersey.

Population: 18,996
Median household income: $122,665
Median home value: $362,700

ZIP Code 08690 (Mercer County, New Jersey) is home to about 18,996 residents. The median household income of $122,665 is above the Mercer County median ($96,333).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08690's population grew 3.5% from 18,349 to 18,996, while its median gross rent rose 6.1% from $1,471 to $1,561.

45.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,996
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $122,665
Median home value: $362,700
Median gross rent: $1,561
Housing units: 8,068
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,34918,996

Median household income

$100,650$122,665

Median home value

$294,200$362,700

Median gross rent

$1,471$1,561

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,349	$100,650	$294,200	$1,471
2020	18,010	$103,350	$302,600	$1,382
2021	20,445	$105,158	$305,400	$1,420
2022	19,959	$114,181	$334,700	$1,602
2023	18,996	$122,665	$362,700	$1,561

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,066	5.6%
5 to 17	1,987	10.5%
18 to 24	1,038	5.5%
25 to 34	2,011	10.6%
35 to 44	2,795	14.7%
45 to 54	2,052	10.8%
55 to 64	3,280	17.3%
65 to 74	2,997	15.8%
75 and over	1,770	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,422	81.2%
Black or African American	426	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	1,300	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.1%
Two or more races	316	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,491	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate22.6%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree30.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	736	4.9%
High school graduate	3,374	22.6%
Some college or associate's	4,034	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,597	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,164	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,670	69.5%
Carpooled	752	7.8%
Public transit	192	2.0%
Walked	88	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,834	19.1%
Other means	55	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,301	29.7%
15 to 29 min	3,063	39.5%
30 to 44 min	1,468	18.9%
45 to 59 min	406	5.2%
60+ min	519	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 3.7% (702 of 18,750)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,432	69.9%
Nonfamily households	2,339	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,771	96.3%
Vacant	297	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,377	82.1%
Renter-occupied	1,394	17.9%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached16.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,591	69.3%
1-unit, attached	1,293	16.0%
2 to 4 units	126	1.6%
5 to 19 units	880	10.9%
20 or more units	129	1.6%
Mobile home & other	49	0.6%

Geography

ZCTA: 08690
Land area: 7.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 40.2258, -74.6601

Counties this ZIP covers

Mercer County, New Jersey (100%)

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