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Population (year 2000): 2,209
Males: 1,145  (51.8%)
Females: 1,064  (48.2%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  31.6 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08536.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $78,400 (it was $70,759 in 2000)
Plainsboro Center  $78,400
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $445,800 (it was $226,100 in 2000)
Plainsboro Center  $445,800
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Plainsboro Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.3%)
  • Asian Indian (26.7%)
  • Chinese (7.0%)
  • Black (4.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • Korean (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (15.3%), Irish (12.0%), Italian (10.3%), English (4.8%), Scottish (3.6%), Arab (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 3285 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Plainsboro Center

  • High school or higher: 98.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 30.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plainsboro Center CDP

  • Never married: 29.6%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 2.1%
  • Divorced: 5.5%

1,042 residents are foreign born (35.3% Asia, 8.5% Europe).

This place:  47.2%
New Jersey:  17.5%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Plainsboro Center:  2.0% ($4,600)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Trenton, NJ (13.3 miles , pop. 85,403).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Staten Island, NY (35.8 miles , pop. 443,728).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (44.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Princeton Junction, NJ (2.1 miles ), Princeton Meadows, NJ (2.4 miles ), Kingston, NJ (3.1 miles ), Heathcote, NJ (4.3 miles ), Princeton North, NJ (4.3 miles ), Princeton borough, NJ (4.4 miles ), Monmouth Junction, NJ (5.0 miles ), Rocky Hill borough, NJ (5.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.33 N, Longitude: 74.60 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (30%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (22%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Chemicals (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Health care (3%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Computer specialists (31%)
  • Life and physical scientists (8%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Computer specialists (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Life and physical scientists (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Plainsboro Center-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.8 miles away from the Plainsboro Center place center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 33.1 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Plainsboro Center:
  • MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON (about 7 miles; PRINCETON, NJ)
  • RWJ UNIV HOSPIITAL AT HAMILTON (about 8 miles; HAMILTON, NJ)
  • MERCER MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; TRENTON, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plainsboro Center:
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 15 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 23 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID: WRI)
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 27 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plainsboro Center:
  • PRINCETON (about 6 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ; ID: 39N)
  • TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (about 9 miles; ROBBINSVILLE, NJ; ID: N87)
  • TWIN PINE (about 11 miles; PENNINGTON, NJ; ID: N75)

Amtrak stations near Plainsboro Center:
  • 3 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainsboro Center:
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,445)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,201)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 11 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,897)
  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; TRENTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,277)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; EDISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,739)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 16 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 30,649)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  55.8%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Plainsboro Center compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Middlesex County New Jersey:




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7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($699 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.33%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Union County, NJ  0.80% ($47,329 average AGI)
from Somerset County, NJ  0.64% ($51,524)
from Monmouth County, NJ  0.49% ($79,620)


9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.05%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($627 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.14%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Somerset County, NJ  0.87% ($62,979 average AGI)
to Monmouth County, NJ  0.59% ($74,424)
to Union County, NJ  0.52% ($45,395)


Strongest AM radio stations in Plainsboro Center:
  • WHWH (1350 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTTM (1680 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBUD (1260 AM; 5 kW; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plainsboro Center:
  • WKXW-FM (101.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WNJT-FM (88.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BRD/CST AUTHORITY)
  • WPRB (103.3 FM; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • W220AG (91.9 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, ETC., NJ; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOC.)
  • WWFM (89.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WMGQ (98.3 FM; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WPST (97.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WWPH (107.9 FM; PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ; Owner: WEST WINDSOR PLAINSBORO REGIONAL SCH)
  • WTHK (94.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
  • WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Plainsboro Center:
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WNJN (Channel 50; MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY)
  • W36AS (Channel 36; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W25AW (Channel 25; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: WZBN TV, INC.)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)

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