Median household income (1999): $30,995
Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,269
| This zip code | $34,269 | | New Jersey: | $61,672 |
Nearest zip codes: 08629, 08611, 08625, 08608, 08638, 08610.
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
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,111
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $430
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 23.6% | | Whole state: | 8.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 12.6% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 81
- 1995 to 1998: 170
- 1990 to 1994: 20
- 1980 to 1989: 78
- 1970 to 1979: 453
- 1960 to 1969: 432
- 1950 to 1959: 960
- 1940 to 1949: 887
- 1939 or earlier: 2,771
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Trenton, NJ (08609): |
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- no bedroom: 3
- 1 bedrooms: 49
- 2 bedrooms: 244
- 3 bedrooms: 926
- 4 bedrooms: 456
- 5 or more bedrooms: 185
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 388
- 1 bedrooms: 1,080
- 2 bedrooms: 774
- 3 bedrooms: 642
- 4 bedrooms: 126
- 5 or more bedrooms: 61
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Vehicles available in 08609 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 358
- 1 vehicle: 624
- 2 vehicles: 574
- 3 vehicles: 222
- 4 vehicles: 66
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,353
- 1 vehicle: 1,268
- 2 vehicles: 392
- 3 vehicles: 45
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 08609:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 15
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 10
- $30,000 to $34,999: 52
- $35,000 to $39,999: 100
- $40,000 to $49,999: 95
- $50,000 to $59,999: 301
- $60,000 to $69,999: 156
- $70,000 to $79,999: 296
- $80,000 to $89,999: 307
- $90,000 to $99,999: 216
- $100,000 to $124,999: 83
- $125,000 to $149,999: 29
- $150,000 to $174,999: 8
- $175,000 to $199,999: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 08609:
- Less than $100: 70
- $100 to $149: 64
- $150 to $199: 161
- $200 to $249: 80
- $250 to $299: 119
- $300 to $349: 166
- $350 to $399: 92
- $400 to $449: 224
- $450 to $499: 150
- $500 to $549: 402
- $550 to $599: 332
- $600 to $649: 470
- $650 to $699: 211
- $700 to $749: 230
- $750 to $799: 140
- $800 to $899: 72
- $1,000 to $1,249: 4
- $1,500 to $1,999: 41
- No cash rent: 43
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $132,081
- Black or African American householders: $112,946
- Asian householders: $143,935
- Some other race householders: $135,976
- Two or more races householders: $125,816
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $130,726
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

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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%)
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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
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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% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Guatemala (24%)
- Haiti (20%)
- Jamaica (13%)
- Other Western Africa (9%)
- Costa Rica (8%)
- Dominican Republic (7%)
- Mexico (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,244
- 1990 to 1994: 846
- 1985 to 1989: 502
- 1980 to 1984: 335
- 1975 to 1979: 38
- 1970 to 1974: 231
- 1970 to 1974: 58
- 1965 to 1969: 50
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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

Public primary/middle school in zip code 08609 not listed on the city page:- GREENWOOD (Students: 221; Location: 2069 GREENWOOD AVENUE, TRENTON, NJ; Grades: KG - 05)
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)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (59%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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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%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 210
| Here: | 9.3% | | New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79
| Here: | 7.1% | | New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 124
| Here: | 18.8% | | New Jersey: | 30.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 306 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 93 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 75 people in other group homes
- 41 people in halfway houses
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 10
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in accidents: 18
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 2
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