08609 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Trenton, NJ Mercer County, NJ Zip code population (2000): 15,166 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 14,719 Zip code 08609 Apartments for Rent Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 08609 Houses and condos: 5,881 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,071 % of renters here:   62% State:   34% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 08609: 114.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 1.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 11417 people per square mile   (high). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   3.4% ($2,274) 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%) Profiles of local businesses: Active Homecare Services, LLC List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 7,580   (50.0%) Females: 7,586   (50.0%) Discuss zip code 08609 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users 100% urban population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $142,476 08609:   $142,476 New Jersey:   $372,300 According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 08609 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average. Median resident age:   30.7 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Average household size: This zip code:   3.0 people New Jersey:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 08609, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,870 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $25,870 State:   $64,921 Salary/wage: $25,094 (reported on 92.3% of returns) Here:   $25,094 State:   $57,755 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.6% for AGIs below $10k, 86.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $592 (reported on 16.7% of returns) This zip code:   $592 New Jersey:   $2,068 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $930 (reported on 4.3% of returns) Here:   $930 State:   $3,959 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$304 (reported on 1.9% of returns) Here:   +$304 State:   +$13,591 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k) Profit/loss from business: +$5,622 (reported on 5.6% of returns) Here:   +$5,622 State:   +$17,520 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,118 (reported on 0.6% of returns) 08609:   $2,118 New Jersey:   $3,270 Total itemized deductions: $14,325 (2% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns) Here:   $14,325 State:   $23,924 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 7.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,975 (6.5% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns) Here:   $2,975 New Jersey:   $3,242 Here:   6.5% of AGI State:   2.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $2,728 (reported on 56.6% of returns) 08609:   $2,728 State:   $12,321 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,877 (reported on 37.0% of returns) Here:   $1,877 State:   $1,711 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.7% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.5% Here:   66% State:   65% (% for various income ranges: 57.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.4% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$36,201
New Jersey:	$67,035

Nearest zip codes: 08629, 08611, 08625, 08608, 08638, 08610.
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Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	66.2%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	8.4%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in zip code 08609 with a mortgage: 1,204 (275 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 483

This zip code:	23.6%
Whole state:	8.6%

This zip code:	10.5%
Whole state:	3.9%

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 08609: $15,000 to $19,999: 1 $20,000 to $24,999: 7 $25,000 to $29,999: 6 $35,000 to $39,999: 2 $40,000 to $49,999: 14 $50,000 to $59,999: 16 $60,000 to $69,999: 61 $70,000 to $79,999: 94 $80,000 to $89,999: 51 $90,000 to $99,999: 81 $100,000 to $124,999: 324 $125,000 to $149,999: 321 $150,000 to $174,999: 383 $175,000 to $199,999: 212 $200,000 to $249,999: 84 $250,000 to $299,999: 32 $300,000 to $399,999: 15 $500,000 to $749,999: 2

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $108,118.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,404
• Black or African American householders: $129,470
• Asian householders: $164,992
• Some other race householders: $155,869
• Two or more races householders: $144,222
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $149,851

08609:	$142,476
New Jersey:	$372,300

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 687
• One, attached: 2,163
• Two: 806
• 3 or 4: 604
• 5 to 9: 318
• 10 to 19: 207
• 20 to 49: 85
• 50 or more: 982

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,148 (53%) Carpooled: 1,447 (24%) Bus or trolley bus: 689 (12%) Railroad: 113 (2%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 325 (5%) Other means: 98 (2%) Worked at home: 56 (1%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 80 5 to 9 minutes: 564 10 to 14 minutes: 788 15 to 19 minutes: 1108 20 to 24 minutes: 1002 25 to 29 minutes: 278 30 to 34 minutes: 931 35 to 39 minutes: 117 40 to 44 minutes: 90 45 to 59 minutes: 385 60 to 89 minutes: 221 90 or more minutes: 291

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.5%

Household type by relationship
Households: 14,974

• In family households: 12,819 (1,645 male householders, 1,667 female householders)

  1,471 spouses, 5,101 children (4,731 natural, 104 adopted, 266 stepchildren), 903 grandchildren, 422 brothers or sisters, 189 parents, 737 other relatives, 684 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,155 (787 male householders (574 living alone)), 907 female householders (822 living alone)), 461 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 547 (19 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 774 2-persons, 766 3-persons, 730 4-persons, 558 5-persons, 271 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,396 1-person, 224 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 26 5-persons.

1,475 married couples with children.
1,971 single-parent households (380 men, 1,591 women).

69.5% of residents of 08609 zip code speak English at home.
22.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% very well, 24% well, 18% not well, 12% not at all).
6.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% very well, 26% well, 22% not well, 4% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (14% very well, 56% well, 9% not well, 21% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (68% very well, 14% well, 19% not well).

Foreign born population: 3,304 (21.8%)
(32.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	21.8%
Whole state:	17.5%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9047

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 983

Italian: 692

Haitian: 506

Subsaharan African:: 477

Jamaican: 446

United States or American: 362

Liberian: 276

Irish: 258

Polish: 206

English: 188

African: 180

Greek: 73

Russian: 58

Hungarian: 51

European: 37

German: 33

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 22

Arab:: 20

Swedish: 20

Guyanese: 16

Scottish: 15

French (except Basque): 14

Nigerian: 12

Slovak: 12

Lebanese: 12

Romanian: 11

Scotch-Irish: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 9

West Indian: 9

Syrian: 8

British: 8

Ukrainian: 7

Dutch: 6

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NJDOT SOUTHARD STREET BRIDGE (SOUTHARD ST in TRENTON CITY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-159514, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-1111-02-0002.1, LAND USE - COASTAL AND LAND USE, NJEMS-243923, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Organizations: NJDOT BUREAU OF FACILITIES PLNG & ENG, NJDOT DIV OF PROJECT MGMT (CONTACT/OWNER) , NJDOT BUREAU OF FACILITIES PLNG & ENG (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: NJDOT SOUTHARD ST BRIDGE

• HAMILTON TWP MUNICIPAL BUILDING (2090 GREENWOOD AVE in HAMILTON TWP, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-015807, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-198044, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• GUARDIAN DRUG CO INC (72 PRINCE ST in TRENTON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-NJ0002078384, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: DELAWARE VALLEY WHSE (CONTACT/OWNER) , UNKNOWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BOBS PHILLIPS 66 SERVICE STATION (1741 GREENWOOD AVE in TRENTON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-008890, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-A6251, AIR PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Organizations: SCIARROTTA ROBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BOBS 66

• GREENWOOD SHELL SERVICE STATION #138528 & FOOD MART (800 GREENWOOD in TRENTON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-007618, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-69064700000, EPCRA, NJEMS-A6215, AIR PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Organizations: MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC
  Alternative names: SHELL OIL CO

• AMERADA HESS SERVICE STATION #30223 (1517 N OLDEN RD in TRENTON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-007650, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CENTRAL FIDELITY BANK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMERADA HESS STA 30223, AMERADA HESS SERVICE STATION 30223

• BENTON GRAPHICS INC (74 PARKER AVE in TRENTON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-025685, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BENTON RUFUS & MARY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• OWENS COLLEGE CLEANERS FORMER (3 S CLINTON AVE in TRENTON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-015070, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: SIMON JOHN A (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: OWEN COLLEGE CLEANERS INC

• HARVEY COHEN INC (76 LINCOLN AVE in TRENTON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-005154, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CHESTER COHEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMERICAN PROPERTIES CORPORATION FORMER LIBERTY LIGHTING FACILITY (720 MONMOUTH STREET in TRENTON, NJ)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICES
  Business NAICS classification: CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING.
  Alternative names: LIBERTY CIRCLE F

• NJ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTH (1 JOHNSTON AVE in HAMILTON, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G000002712, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• GRANVILLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (50 NORTH CLINTON AVE in TRENTON, NJ)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-022577, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  Organizations: CRESCENT TEMPLE AAONMS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• GRANT (159 N. CLINTON AVENUE in TRENTON, NJ)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-200
  Organizations: TRENTON CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

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

• This state: 8101
• Northeast: 1041
• Midwest: 168
• South: 1818
• West: 156

57% of the 08609 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in New Jersey.

Population in 1990: 15,904. Population change in the 1990s: -738 (-4.6%).

Here:	9.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	7.1%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	18.8%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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

• MERLIN INDUSTRIES INC (70 CULBERTSON AVE; small business): $6,571,090 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  Contracts for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $5,014,290; 2005: $1,556,800; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $2,759,400 with Army for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2004-05-05. Completion date: 2004-05-07.
  $1,223,700, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-05. Completion date: 2004-05-07.
  $1,159,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-12. Completion date: 2004-05-07.
  $983,030, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-02. Completion date: 2004-05-07.
  

• PROSERVICES, CORP (1800 E STATE ST; small business): $529,000 in 3 contracts in 2003

  $360,000 with Army for Programming Services. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2004-05-24.
  $99,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-02. Completion date: 2003-06-03.
  $70,000 with Army for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-07-25. Completion date: 2004-01-25.
  

• ALLIED EQUIPMENT CO INC (478 HAMILTON AVE; small business)

  $31,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Conference Space and Facilities. Signed on 2002-08-04. Completion date: 2002-10-21.

• EMR POWER SYSTEMS, LLC (809 E STATE ST; small business)

  $17,196 with Army for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2004-11-10.

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

• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (50-99: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (50-99: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (50-99: 1)

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