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	Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
Total population	43,397	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
County	MERCER
City	princeton
Zip(s)	08540

Princeton, NJ, 08540 Population

	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
Male	21,466	49.46%	49.06%
Female	21,931	50.54%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.5		35.3

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	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
18 years and over	34,864	80.34%	74.31%
21 years and over	31,272	72.06%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,093	14.04%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,173	11.92%	12.43%

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	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
White	34,883	80.38%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,065	4.76%	12.32%
Asian	4,895	11.28%	3.64%
Some other race	615	1.42%	5.46%
Two or more races	939	2.16%	2.43%

Princeton, NJ, 08540 Housing

	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
Total households	14,823		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,056	67.84%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,767	32.16%	31.94%

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	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
Total housing units	15,291		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	534	3.49%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	14,823	96.94%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	10,381	67.89%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,442	29.05%	30.77%

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	Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	22	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	82	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	394	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,004	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,794	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,700	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	1,723	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	505	0.57%
Median (dollars)	319,100	119,600

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	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,976	20.08%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,676	31.55%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,471	16.67%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,008	13.55%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,274	8.59%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,330	8.97%	9.65%

Princeton, NJ, 08540 Education

	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,838		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	910	5.75%	6.47%
Kindergarten	506	3.19%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,912	24.7%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,740	10.99%	21.38%
College or graduate school	8,770	55.37%	22.81%

Princeton, NJ, 08540 Economy

	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
Population 16 years and over	35,639		217,168,077
In labor force	25,372	71.19%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	25,360	71.16%	63.39%
- - Employed	20,879	58.58%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	4,481	12.57%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	17.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	12	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,267	28.81%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,254	51.22%	51.66%
In labor force	11,805	33.12%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	11,805	33.12%	29.65%
- - Employed	10,062	28.23%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,790	7.83%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,516		12,787,501

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	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	14,735		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	700	4.75%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	352	2.39%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	769	5.22%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	935	6.35%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,358	9.22%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,091	14.19%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,688	11.46%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,899	19.67%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,376	9.34%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,567	17.42%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	90,977		41,994

	Princeton, NJ, 08540	%, Princeton, NJ, 08540	United States
With earnings	12,602	35.36%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	121,644		56,604
With Social Security income	3,173	8.9%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	15,155		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	163	0.46%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,259		6,320
With public assistance income	112	0.31%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,850		3,032
With retirement income	2,460	6.9%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	29,787		17,376

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