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City: Trenton, NJ
Mercer County, NJ
Zip code population (2000): 1,095
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,062

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Houses and condos: 539
Renter-occupied apartments: 404
% of renters here:  92%
State:  34%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 08608: 130.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 3188 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  3.3% ($2,375)
New Jersey:  3.6% ($4,047)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Trenton: $2,770 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Trenton: $2,384 (2.3%)

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Males: 565  (51.6%)
Females: 530  (48.4%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $151,017
08608:  $151,017
New Jersey:  $372,300

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  36.5 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.0 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 08608, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,014 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $26,014
State:  $64,921

Salary/wage: $22,810 (reported on 92.2% of returns)
Here:  $22,810
State:  $57,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.2% for AGIs below $10k, 91.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $133 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
This zip code:  $133
New Jersey:  $2,068

Profit/loss from business: +$8,111 (reported on 6.1% of returns)
Here:  +$8,111
State:  +$17,520

Total itemized deductions: $14,667 (1% of AGI, reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:  $14,667
State:  $23,924

Charity contributions deductions: $2,750 (2.4% of AGI, reported on 5.4% of returns)
Here:  $2,750
New Jersey:  $3,242

Here:  2.4% of AGI
State:  2.7% of AGI

Total tax: $4,305 (reported on 52.0% of returns)
08608:  $4,305
State:  $12,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,760 (reported on 50.7% of returns)
Here:  $1,760
State:  $1,711
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $10k, 8.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.9%
Here:  67%
State:  65%
(% for various income ranges: 58.0% for AGIs below $10k, 67.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $19,952
This zip code:  $19,952
New Jersey:  $67,035
Trenton, NJ (08608) map

Nearest zip codes: 08625, 08611, 08609, 08618, 08638, 08629.
Trenton Zip Code Map


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  35.7%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  7.6%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 08608 with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,389

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $428

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  36.4%
Whole state:  8.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  13.3%
Whole state:  3.9%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.4
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.0
State:  3.8


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 25
  • 1990 to 1994: 17
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 126
  • 1960 to 1969: 54
  • 1950 to 1959: 114
  • 1940 to 1949: 76
  • 1939 or earlier: 198



Zip code 08608 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Trenton, NJ (08608):
  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedrooms: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 8
  • 3 bedrooms: 4
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 16


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 61
  • 1 bedrooms: 238
  • 2 bedrooms: 83
  • 3 bedrooms: 14
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8



Vehicles available in 08608 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 12
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 265
  • 1 vehicle: 131
  • 2 vehicles: 8
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 08608 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 08608 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 08608:

  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 13
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 4
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 10
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • Black or African American householders: $143,252
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $126,170

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $151,017 (it was $77,800 in 2000)
08608:  $151,017
New Jersey:  $372,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,700 - $173,900


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11
  • One, attached: 62
  • Two: 94
  • 3 or 4: 83
  • 5 to 9: 81
  • 10 to 19: 92
  • 20 to 49: 52
  • 50 or more: 135
08608 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 75 (21%)
  • Carpooled: 54 (15%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 79 (22%)
  • Taxi: 17 (5%)
  • Bicycle: 34 (10%)
  • Walked: 57 (16%)
  • Worked at home: 37 (10%)
 

08608 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 8
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 49
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 14
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 65
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 43
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 10
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 49
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 10
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 24
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 24
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 20
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 953

  • In family households: 641 (63 male householders, 93 female householders)
    57 spouses, 311 children (299 natural, 12 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 27 other relatives, 37 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 312 (164 male householders (145 living alone)), 111 female householders (101 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 280 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 246 1-person, 29 2-persons.

72 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (20 men, 73 women).

70.5% of residents of 08608 zip code speak English at home.
27.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 29% well, 26% not well, 16% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 38% well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 136 (12.4%)
(7.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  12.4%
Whole state:  17.5%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (36%)
  • Guatemala (35%)
  • Colombia (16%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Dominican Republic (6%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 55
  • 1990 to 1994: 16
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 41
  • 1975 to 1979: 24
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 0

White population: 330
Black population: 571
American Indian population: 8
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 140
Two or more races population: 40

Zip code 08608 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 762
 Subsaharan African:: 44
 African: 44
 Italian: 27
 United States or American: 26
 Irish: 24
 Polish: 20
 European: 12
 Canadian: 9
 Lebanese: 8
 Arab:: 8
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
 Jamaican: 8
 Scotch-Irish: 6
 Hungarian: 5
 English: 4



Zip code 08608 topographic map

Public primary/middle school in zip code 08608 not listed on the city page:
  • EMILY FISHER CS OF ADVANCED STUDIES (Students: 255; Location: 31 CHANCERY LANE, TRENTON, NJ; Grades: 06 - 12)

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • HOURGLASS CLEANERS @ LAWRENCE SHOPPING CENTER (RT. 1 TEXAS AV.-LAWRENCE CTR. in TRENTON, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-003007, STATE CLEANUP SITE
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: R H K INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , RHK INC T/A HOURGLASS CLEANERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: HOUR GLASS CLEANERS
  • CITY TIRE & AUTO SERVICE INC (60 WEST HANOVER STREET in TRENTON, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-017855, STATE CLEANUP SITE
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: PEEPLES OSCAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: FIRESTONE SEVICE CENTER
  • PLAZA 1 HOUR CLEANERS (132 S WARREN ST in TRENTON, NJ)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-76153200000, EPCRA, NJEMS-L6039, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-NJD080783863, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
    Organizations: PLAZA NO 1 HOUR CLEANERS
  • BELL ATLANTIC - NJ (216 EAST STATE STREET in TRENTON, NJ)
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: NJ BELL TELEPHONE CO, TRENTON CENTRAL OFFICE
  • ARCHCREST REALTY CO (635 S CLINTON AVE in TRENTON, NJ)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: D B REALTY I
  • PETROCHEMICAL SERVICES CORP (401 E STATE ST in TRENTON, NJ)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: REPAIR SHOPS AND RELATED SERVICES
    Alternative names: DEP BUILDING MANAGEMENT OFFICE
  • NEW JERSEY STATE OF (W STATE ST - HOUSE ANNEX in TRENTON, NJ)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • NJ DEPT OFFICE OF COMM (440 E STATE ST in TRENTON, NJ)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • CITY OF TRENTON (319 EAST STATE STREET in TRENTON, NJ)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Alternative names: TRENTON CITY OF - PROPERTY MAINT YARD
  • 1ST PRESBYTERIAN DAY CARE CENTER (117 HANOVER ST. in TRENTON, NJ)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)

Zip code 08608 marital status for males
Zip code 08608 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 23%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (44%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Other fuel (3%)


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

  • This state: 728
  • Northeast: 63
  • Midwest: 15
  • South: 138
  • West: 0

42% of the 08608 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in New Jersey.

Population in 1990: 827. Population change in the 1990s: +268 (+32.4%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
New Jersey:  13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:  0.0%
New Jersey:  13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:  30.0%
New Jersey:  30.1%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (TRENTON, NJ):

  • NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT OF EDUCA (BLDG 100 RR 29): $457,658 in 6 contracts from 2003 to 2006
    Contracts for Education Services, Data Collection Services, Technical Assistance by EDUCATION, Department of
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $160,549; 2004: $0; 2005: $144,317; 2006: $152,792.

    Biggest contracts:
    $152,792 with EDUCATION, Department of for Education Services. Signed on 2006-03-31. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
    $144,317, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-12. Effective on 2005-01-10. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
    $87,171 with EDUCATION, Department of for Data Collection Services. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
    $73,378 with EDUCATION, Department of for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-07-15.
  • HUNTER RESEARCH, INC (120 WEST STATE STREET; small business): $438,667 in 13 contracts from 2000 to 2006
    Contracts for Other Special Studies and Analyses, Archeological/Paleontological Studies, Industrial Investigation Surveys and Technical Support Related to Water Pollution, Drafting, Surveying, and Mapping Instruments, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $107,517; 2001: $39,464; 2002: $119,400; 2003: $88,616; 2004: $65,644; 2005: $0; 2006: $18,026.

    Biggest contracts:
    $107,517 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2000-04-17. Completion date: 2000-07-31.
    $64,617 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Archeological/Paleontological Studies. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2002-08-16. Completion date: 2002-11-01.
    $54,783, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-19. Completion date: 2002-08-15.
    $39,464 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Industrial Investigation Surveys and Technical Support Related to Water Pollution. Signed on 2001-12-06. Completion date: 2001-12-04.
  • STATE OF NEW JERSEY (125 W STATE ST): $15,336 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2002
    Contracts for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support, Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous by Army, Food and Drug Administration
    Signed by year: 2000: $4,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $11,336; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $37,000 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Signed on 2002-12-12. Completion date: 2002-12-12.
    $4,000 with Food and Drug Administration for Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2000-03-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
    $0, same as above. Signed on 2000-03-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
    $-12,664 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Signed on 2002-12-12. Completion date: 2002-12-12.
  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (101 WEST STATE STREET): $2,860 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004
    $2,320 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2004-07-20. Completion date: 2004-07-20.
    $540, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-10. Completion date: 2003-09-10.


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

  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 7 establishments, 1-4 employees: 9 establishments)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249: 1)
  • Information: News Syndicates (100-249: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Business Associations (20-49: 2, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 6)
  • Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Public Relations Agencies (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 196 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 38 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 15 people in religious group quarters


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$154,41347$141,18654$135,51012$56,8912$2,985,90043$127,791
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$88,6209$108,25815$120,8263$11,2330$09$95,611
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$030$141,88065$145,40220$58,3251$615,46036$131,911
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$98,45511$131,50520$144,8772$77,5401$199,64012$120,194
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$147,75010$182,9190$00$02$106,625
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0009.00 , 0011.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED14$146,2393$180,8306$125,913
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$163,5681$116,7902$148,510
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$99,4650$01$135,950
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$75,5350$02$75,535
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0009.00 , 0011.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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