Demographic Report for ZIP Code 08534
Pennington Borough, Mercer County, NJ
ZIP Code County State US Total
Population:
2004 Projection 7,388 336,113 8,325,453 283,625,312
1999 Estimate 6,982 332,203 8,152,112 272,212,864
1990 Census 6,120 325,824 7,730,188 248,709,872
1980 Census 5,510 307,863 7,364,833 226,545,776
Population Change and Percent Change:
1980 - 1990 Number Change 610 17,961 365,355 22,164,096
1980 - 1990 % Change 11.1% 5.8% 5.0% 9.8%
1980 - 1999 Number Change 1,472 24,340 787,279 45,667,088
1980 - 1999 % Change 26.7% 7.9% 10.7% 20.2%
1980 - 2004 Number Change 1,878 28,250 960,620 57,079,536
1980 - 2004 % Change 34.1% 9.2% 13.0% 25.2%
1990 - 1999 Number Change 862 6,379 421,924 23,502,992
1990 - 1999 % Change 14.1% 2.0% 5.5% 9.5%
1990 - 2004 Number Change 1,268 10,289 595,265 34,915,440
1990 - 2004 % Change 20.7% 3.2% 7.7% 14.0%
1999 - 2004 Number Change 406 3,910 173,341 11,412,448
1999 - 2004 % Change 5.8% 1.2% 2.1% 4.2%
Number of Persons in Families, Households and Group Quarters
1980 Families 1,521 77,909 1,931,580 58,882,156
1980 Households 1,833 105,819 2,548,590 80,389,592
1980 Population in Group Quarters 64 14,899 136,525 5,749,643
1990 Families 1,706 82,447 2,021,346 64,517,948
1990 Households 2,112 116,941 2,794,711 91,947,408
1990 Population in Group Quarters 173 16,020 171,368 6,697,744
1999 Families 1,914 82,414 2,102,900 70,208,016
1999 Households 2,415 119,590 2,968,752 102,048,200
1999 Population in Group Quarters 169 15,625 171,696 6,863,021
2004 Families 2,004 82,450 2,134,614 72,984,152
2004 Households 2,558 121,185 3,050,148 107,302,392
2004 Population in Group Quarters 169 15,664 172,131 6,882,369
1980 Average Household Size 2.97 2.77 2.84 2.75
1990 Average Household Size 2.82 2.65 2.70 2.63
1999 Average Household Size 2.82 2.65 2.69 2.60
2004 Average Household Size 2.82 2.64 2.67 2.58
1980 % Population by Race & Hispanic Origin
White (Non-Hispanic) 96.0% 77.9% 79.8% 80.1%
Black (Non-Hispanic) 2.7% 17.7% 12.2% 11.5%
Other (Non-Hispanic) 0.5% 0.9% 1.2% 1.9%
Hispanic 0.8% 3.5% 6.7% 6.5%
1990 % Population by Race & Hispanic Origin
White (Non-Hispanic) 92.5% 72.5% 74.0% 75.6%
Black (Non-Hispanic) 4.3% 18.2% 12.7% 11.7%
Amer. Indian, Eskimo & Aleut (Non-Hispanic) 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.7%
Asian, Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) 1.8% 3.0% 3.4% 2.8%
Other (Non-Hispanic) 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Hispanic 1.4% 6.0% 9.6% 9.0%
1990 % Asian or Pacific Islander Population by Type
Chinese 0.1% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7%
Japanese 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Korean 0.6% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3%
Vietnamese 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other Asian 0.7% 1.6% 1.9% 1.3%
1999 % Population by Race & Hispanic Origin
White (Non-Hispanic) 90.1% 66.9% 68.7% 71.9%
Black (Non-Hispanic) 5.1% 19.9% 13.1% 12.1%
Amer. Indian, Eskimo & Aleut (Non-Hispanic) 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.7%
Asian, Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) 2.9% 4.7% 5.3% 3.6%
Other (Non-Hispanic) 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Hispanic 1.8% 8.3% 12.5% 11.5%
2004 % Population by Race & Hispanic Origin
White (Non-Hispanic) 88.4% 63.9% 65.9% 69.9%
Black (Non-Hispanic) 5.8% 20.7% 13.4% 12.4%
Amer. Indian, Eskimo & Aleut (Non-Hispanic) 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.7%
Asian, Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) 3.6% 5.6% 6.3% 4.0%
Other (Non-Hispanic) 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Hispanic 2.1% 9.5% 14.1% 12.8%
1999 % Population by Age:
0 - 4 5.7% 6.3% 6.5% 7.1%
5 - 9 6.0% 6.6% 6.7% 7.3%
10 - 14 6.2% 6.4% 6.5% 7.1%
15 - 17 4.0% 3.5% 3.6% 4.0%
18 - 24 8.2% 10.2% 8.4% 9.3%
25 - 34 11.3% 13.6% 14.1% 14.1%
35 - 44 13.5% 16.5% 16.4% 15.9%
45 - 54 17.9% 13.9% 13.9% 13.1%
55 - 59 6.2% 5.0% 5.1% 4.8%
60 - 64 5.3% 4.2% 4.3% 4.0%
65 - 74 8.8% 7.3% 7.7% 7.0%
75 + 6.9% 6.5% 6.6% 6.3%
1999 Total Population Median Age 42.00 37.0 37.6 35.70
1999 Per Capita Income $40,393 $29,11 $26,89 $21,350
1999 Median Family Income $101,561 $70,46 $63,88 $47,739
1999 Median Household Income $90,387 $59,88 $54,50 $40,525
1999 Average Family Income $132,300 $93,66 $84,28 $64,379
1999 Average Household Income $116,634 $80,02 $73,23 $56,184
1999 Average Household Wealth $312,282 $203,36 $188,76 $150,654
1999 Median Household Wealth $209,809 $102,53 $91,44 $67,555
1990 % Educational Attainment (18yrs+):
Less than Grade 9 3.5% 7.8 8.5 9.4%
Grade 9-12 (No Diploma) 7.7% 14.3 14.5 15.2%
High School Grad or Equivalency 19.6% 27.8 31.4 30.1%
Some College (No Degree) 14.7% 18.3 17.4 20.8%
Associate Degree 5.6% 5.1 5.2 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 27.6% 15.9 15.3 12.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree 21.3% 10.9 7.8 6.3%
1990 % Employment Status (16yrs+):
Armed Forces 0.0% 0.1 0.4 0.9%
Civilian Employed 67.7% 63.9 63.1 60.3%
Civilian Unemployed 1.5% 3.5 3.8 4.1%
Not in Labor Force 30.8% 32.5 32.6 34.7%
1990 Families with Workers (16yrs+):
Families with 0 Workers 122 8,60 225,09 8,477,151
Families with 1 Worker 380 21,01 543,01 18,243,078
Families with 2 Workers 885 39,69 904,95 29,637,580
Families with 3+ Workers 320 13,79 364,72 8,691,620
1990 % Occupation (16yrs+):
Executive & Managerial 23.8% 15.9 14.9 12.1%
Professional Specialty 27.9% 18.3 15.1 13.9%
Technical Support 4.3% 4.6 3.8 3.6%
Sales 12.6% 9.5 12.1 11.6%
Administrative Support 12.2% 19.9 18.5 16.0%
Private Household Service 0.5% 0.3 0.3 0.4%
Protective Service 1.2% 2.7 2.1 1.7%
Other Service 4.0% 9.4 9.0 10.9%
Farming, Forestry & Fishing 2.1% 1.0 0.9 2.4%
Precision Produc., Craft & Repair 7.9% 8.0 9.9 11.2%
Machine Oper, Assembly. & Inspect. 1.5% 4.2 5.4 6.7%
Transportation & Material Moving 1.0% 2.9 3.8 4.0%
Laborers 1.0% 3.1 3.5 3.9%
1999 % Population by Gender:
Female 50.6% 51.6 51.6 51.2%
Male 49.4% 48.4 48.4 48.8%
1990 % Female Marital Status (15yrs+):
Never Married 19.8% 28.6 25.5 23.1%
Married, Spouse Present 64.0% 46.5 49.9 51.3%
Married, Spouse Absent, Not Separated 1.1% 3.1 2.9 2.6%
Separated 1.5% 1.4 1.8 1.7%
Widowed 8.5% 12.3 12.6 12.0%
Divorced 5.3% 8.2 7.4 9.4%
# Females (15yrs+) 2,473 138,6 3,261,60 101,424,1163
1990 % Male Marital Status (15yrs+):
Never Married 27.3% 35.0 32.0 30.1%
Married, Spouse Present 65.9% 51.6 55.4 55.9%
Married, Spouse Absent, Not Separated 0.8% 2.3 2.1 1.9%
Separated 1.6% 2.4 2.4 2.4%
Widowed 1.9% 2.8 2.8 2.5%
Divorced 2.6% 5.9 5.3 7.2%
# Males (15yrs+) 2,386 125,6 2,963,45 93,743,6302
Median Home Value:
1990 $234,563 $137,88 $162,25 $79,0984
1999 $277,707 $163,31 $190,88 $105,0410
2004 $324,439 $178,70 $208,11 $120,0382
1990 Median Rent for Housing $718 $57 $59 $4470
1990 % Owner/Renter Occupied Housing Units
Owner occupied 87.5% 66.5 64.9 64.2%%
Renter Occupied 12.5% 33.5 35.1 35.8%%
1990 Total Housing Units 2,187 123,66 3,075,31 102,263,6806
Occupied 2,112 116,94 2,794,71 91,947,4121
Vacant 75 6,72 280,59 10,316,2685
1990 % Household by Type:
Family Households
Married Couple with Children <18yrs 35.3% 25.7 27.2 27.5%
Married Couple with No Children <18yrs 38.5% 28.9 30.5 28.8%
Female Householder with Children <18yrs 2.4% 7.3 6.6 7.4%
Female Householder with No Children <18yrs 3.1% 5.5 5.2 3.9%
Male Householder with Children <18yrs 0.4% 1.6 1.4 1.6%
Male Householder with No Children <18yrs 1.1% 2.1 2.0 1.6%
Non-Family Households (Single or with 19.2% 28.9 27.1 29.3%
non-relatives)
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October 7, 2000