08542 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Princeton, NJ Mercer County, NJ Zip code population (2000): 3,578 Estimated zip code population in 2008: 3,534 What's My House Worth in 08542? Get a Free Home Valuation Online! Homes for Sale in 08542. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! 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Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2008: This zip code:   3.1% ($4,376) New Jersey:   3.8% ($4,047) Profiles of local businesses: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Burgdorff ERA Realtors/Gloria Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 1,831   (51.2%) Females: 1,747   (48.8%) Discuss zip code 08542 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users 100% urban population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2008: $476,214 08542:   $476,214 New Jersey:   $364,100 According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   33.6 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people New Jersey:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 08542, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $91,428 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $91,428 State:   $64,921 Salary/wage: $59,851 (reported on 81.8% of returns) Here:   $59,851 State:   $57,755 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.3% for AGIs below $10k, 76.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $4,639 (reported on 51.6% of returns) This zip code:   $4,639 New Jersey:   $2,068 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $13,159 (reported on 37.0% of returns) Here:   $13,159 State:   $3,959 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$27,294 (reported on 29.6% of returns) Here:   +$27,294 State:   +$13,591 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.5% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$19,088 (reported on 18.0% of returns) Here:   +$19,088 State:   +$17,520 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,077 (reported on 2.4% of returns) 08542:   $3,077 New Jersey:   $3,270 Self-employed pension: $20,667 (reported on 1.3% of returns) Here:   $20,667 New Jersey:   $17,258 Total itemized deductions: $41,645 (1% of AGI, reported on 37.0% of returns) Here:   $41,645 State:   $23,924 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.8% for AGIs below $10k, 13.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $8,540 (3.9% of AGI, reported on 31.5% of returns) Here:   $8,540 New Jersey:   $3,242 Here:   3.9% of AGI State:   2.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $19,483 (reported on 80.9% of returns) 08542:   $19,483 State:   $12,321 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.1% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,163 (reported on 9.0% of returns) Here:   $1,163 State:   $1,711 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.8% Here:   56% State:   65% (% for various income ranges: 50.4% for AGIs below $10k, 59.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 45.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.3% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$71,658
New Jersey:	$70,378

Nearest zip codes: 08540, 08528, 08553, 08558, 08536, 08550.
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Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	46.6%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.9%
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: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 08542 with a mortgage: 290 (7 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 212

This zip code:	11.2%
Whole state:	8.7%

This zip code:	7.1%
Whole state:	3.9%

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 08542: Fitzrandolph Gate (A), MacLean House (B), Bainbridge House (C), Lower Pyne (D), Green Hall (E), Stanhope Hall (F), Burr Hall (G), Henry House (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 08542: $70,000 to $79,999: 4 $80,000 to $89,999: 7 $100,000 to $124,999: 5 $125,000 to $149,999: 1 $150,000 to $174,999: 18 $175,000 to $199,999: 10 $200,000 to $249,999: 34 $250,000 to $299,999: 33 $300,000 to $399,999: 116 $400,000 to $499,999: 78 $500,000 to $749,999: 155 $750,000 to $999,999: 72 $1,000,000 or more: 27

Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 08542: Less than $100: 5 $100 to $149: 2 $200 to $249: 14 $250 to $299: 10 $350 to $399: 11 $400 to $449: 4 $450 to $499: 2 $500 to $549: 7 $550 to $599: 12 $600 to $649: 15 $650 to $699: 17 $700 to $749: 6 $750 to $799: 30 $800 to $899: 44 $900 to $999: 32 $1,000 to $1,249: 256 $1,250 to $1,499: 104 $1,500 to $1,999: 182 $2,000 or more: 156 No cash rent: 18

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $298,175.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $566,642
• Black or African American householders: $310,536
• Two or more races householders: $352,389
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $352,389

08542:	$476,853
New Jersey:	$364,100

Detached houses: $494,659

Here:	$494,659
State:	$449,074

Townhouses or other attached units: $508,894

Here:	$508,894
State:	$303,198

In 2-unit structures: $464,991

Here:	$464,991
State:	$390,437

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $308,781

Here:	$308,781
State:	$389,032

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $448,837

Here:	$448,837
State:	$297,264

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 444
• One, attached: 384
• Two: 200
• 3 or 4: 259
• 5 to 9: 161
• 10 to 19: 71
• 20 to 49: 46
• 50 or more: 9

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 812 (44%) Carpooled: 368 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 54 (3%) Railroad: 52 (3%) Motorcycle: 10 (1%) Bicycle: 11 (1%) Walked: 463 (25%) Other means: 10 (1%) Worked at home: 67 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 68 5 to 9 minutes: 312 10 to 14 minutes: 350 15 to 19 minutes: 250 20 to 24 minutes: 269 25 to 29 minutes: 129 30 to 34 minutes: 185 35 to 39 minutes: 21 40 to 44 minutes: 28 45 to 59 minutes: 39 60 to 89 minutes: 55 90 or more minutes: 74

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.8%

Household type by relationship
Households: 3,343

• In family households: 2,231 (373 male householders, 297 female householders)

  453 spouses, 647 children (637 natural, 10 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 61 other relatives, 255 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,112 (341 male householders (235 living alone)), 429 female householders (339 living alone)), 342 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 182 (165 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 272 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 141 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 574 1-person, 149 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

384 married couples with children.
135 single-parent households (23 men, 112 women).

68.4% of residents of 08542 zip code speak English at home.
22.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (18% very well, 21% well, 37% not well, 24% not at all).
7.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% very well, 9% well, 4% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 1,142 (31.9%)
(16.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	31.9%
Whole state:	17.5%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1213

Irish: 270

English: 226

Italian: 218

German: 204

Polish: 80

United States or American: 80

French (except Basque): 63

Swedish: 55

Russian: 55

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 51

British: 50

Swiss: 43

Australian: 34

Greek: 34

Subsaharan African:: 32

Scottish: 31

Scotch-Irish: 29

Lithuanian: 27

Czech: 25

Ukrainian: 24

Jamaican: 24

South African: 20

Hungarian: 20

Norwegian: 16

Arab:: 15

Lebanese: 15

Canadian: 13

French Canadian: 13

European: 13

Austrian: 13

Haitian: 13

African: 12

Czechoslovakian: 10

British West Indian: 9

Welsh: 8

Belgian: 7

Scandinavian: 6

Barbadian: 5

Danish: 4

Dutch: 3

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PRINCETON BORO HALL (1 MONUMENT DR in PRINCETON BORO, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-208621, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-005398, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-161682, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: PRINCETON SEWER OPERATING COMM
  Alternative names: MAYOR & COUNCIL PRINCETON BOROUGH

• PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL (650 THE GREAT RD in PRINCETON, NJ)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-021732, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-031428, NJEMS-1110-03-0001.1, LAND USE - COASTAL AND LAND USE, NJEMS-44857700000, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• GRIGGS CORNER AMOCO SERVICE STATION (66 WITHERSPOON ST in PRINCETON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-013725, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BURNETT GRIGGS TRUST (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• PRINCETON TEHOLOGICAL SEMINARY (COLLEGE RD W & ALEXANDER RD in PRINCETON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-NJR000007732, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: PRINCETON THEOLOGIAL SEMINAR
  Alternative names: PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

• GUND INVESTMENT CORP (14 NASSAU ST in PRINCETON, NJ)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• EXXON SERVICE STATION PRINCETON (27 NASSAU ST in PRINCETON, NJ)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BONNER FOUNDATION THE (10 MERCER ST in PRINCETON, NJ)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (NASSAU ST in PRINCETON, NJ)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1013
• Northeast: 684
• Midwest: 226
• South: 280
• West: 102

47% of the 08542 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in New Jersey.

Population in 1990: 2,675. Population change in the 1990s: +903 (+33.8%).

Here:	5.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	0.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	74.9%
New Jersey:	30.1%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• AEREON CORPORATION (20 NASSAU ST STE 223 in PRINCETON, NJ; small business): $2,245,545 in 6 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  Contracts for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $749,479; 2005: $1,029,816; 2006: $466,250.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $780,000 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-07-15. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
  $749,479, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-05. Completion date: 2005-04-18.
  $466,250, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-13. Completion date: 2006-08-31.
  $179,568, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-15. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
  

• UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATES OF PRINC (RIDGEVIEW & GREAT ROADS in PRINCETON, NJ)

  $27,700 with Air Force for Training/Curriculum Development. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2003-12-15.

• PRINCETON GAMMA TECH INC (CN 863 in PRINCETON, NJ)

  $27,000 with National Institute of Standards and Technology for Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2002-07-15.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (500-999: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 5, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 6)
• Finance and Insurance: Portfolio Management (250-499: 1, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 8)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 11)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Architectural Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 8)

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