ZIP Code 08691

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, New Jersey.

Population: 16,924
Median household income: $129,900
Median home value: $523,500

Covering part of Mercer County, New Jersey, ZIP Code 08691 has about 16,924 residents. The median household income of $129,900 is above the Mercer County median ($96,333).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 08691's population held roughly steady from 16,850 to 16,924, while its median gross rent rose 6.8% from $1,727 to $1,845.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 60.9% of the population. 63.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,924
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $129,900
Median home value: $523,500
Median gross rent: $1,845
Housing units: 7,322
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,85016,924

Median household income

$133,960$129,900

Median home value

$405,700$523,500

Median gross rent

$1,727$1,845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,850	$133,960	$405,700	$1,727
2020	16,413	$137,347	$409,100	$1,780
2021	16,730	$126,733	$417,000	$1,792
2022	16,935	$126,628	$479,000	$1,851
2023	16,924	$129,900	$523,500	$1,845

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	591	3.5%
5 to 17	3,564	21.1%
18 to 24	795	4.7%
25 to 34	1,326	7.8%
35 to 44	2,175	12.9%
45 to 54	2,855	16.9%
55 to 64	2,672	15.8%
65 to 74	1,568	9.3%
75 and over	1,378	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,303	60.9%
Black or African American	502	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4,585	27.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	670	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	844	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate16.7%

Some college or associate's16.6%

Bachelor's degree35.2%

Graduate or professional degree28.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	388	3.2%
High school graduate	1,997	16.7%
Some college or associate's	1,988	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,214	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,387	28.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit4.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home26.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,278	63.8%
Carpooled	344	4.2%
Public transit	347	4.2%
Walked	98	1.2%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	2,155	26.0%
Other means	47	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,233	20.1%
15 to 29 min	1,805	29.5%
30 to 44 min	1,430	23.4%
45 to 59 min	586	9.6%
60+ min	1,069	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 4.0% (673 of 16,924)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,765	68.4%
Nonfamily households	2,206	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,971	95.2%
Vacant	351	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,333	76.5%
Renter-occupied	1,638	23.5%

1-unit, detached44.7%

1-unit, attached25.3%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units17.7%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,271	44.7%
1-unit, attached	1,854	25.3%
2 to 4 units	283	3.9%
5 to 19 units	474	6.5%
20 or more units	1,298	17.7%
Mobile home & other	142	1.9%

ZIP Code 08691

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