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08611 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08611 covers Trenton, New Jersey, with a population of about 32,786 and a median household income of $50,806.

Population
32,78611,152 per square mile
Median age
34.83.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$50,80650% below the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
25.2%12.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$194,537up 66.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,30021% below the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
36.4%28.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
422

Where 08611 is

Trenton, New Jersey — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population32,786
Median age34.8
Family households57.1%
Born outside the US37.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home59.5%
White (non-Hispanic)14.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)20.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino61.8%
Veterans3.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$50,806
Income per person$23,975
Poverty rate25.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance29.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.3%
$10–15k8.2%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k6.5%
$75–100k18.0%
$100–125k4.6%
$125–150k3.8%
$150–200k4.7%
$200k or more5.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed10,760
Mean adjusted gross income$34,767
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.4%
Returns, under $25k45.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k35.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$142,400
Median gross rent$1,300
Rent as a share of household income36.5%
Owner-occupied36.4%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built1944

What the homes are

Detached house17.3%
Attached house45.4%
2 to 4 units14%
5 to 19 units9.1%
20 or more units13.9%
Mobile home0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$194,537as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 66.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 235.3%
Typical asking rent$1,938as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$206,121$49,373

$70,444 in 2000 to $194,537 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher69.9%
Works from home5.6%
Drives to work alone50%
Takes public transport3.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32% 11.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)32% 20.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity39.6% 14.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17% 8.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.2% 5.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening47.5% 16.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist42% 19.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity40.8% 23.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps29.9% 15.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity33.3% 19.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport19.4% 10.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.1% 6.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.7% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.9% 11.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.4% 10.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.7% 5.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments422
People employed4,510
Annual payroll$173,883,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 70.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.7 out of 100
Community resilience58.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding62.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide40.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought28.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Jersey and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew JerseyUnited States
Median household income$50,806$101,050$78,538
Income per person$23,975$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate25.2%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$142,400$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,300$1,653$1,348
Homeownership36.4%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate9.1%6.2%5.2%
Works from home5.6%15%13.5%
Born outside the US37.4%23.5%13.9%
Median age34.840.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationTRENTON STATE COLLEGE, NJ US7.3 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January39.9°F / 22.7°F3.64 in rain
February42.9°F / 23.7°F2.75 in rain
March51.2°F / 31°F4.43 in rain
April63.2°F / 40.5°F3.64 in rain
May72.6°F / 49.9°F3.54 in rain
June81.6°F / 59.3°F4.65 in rain
July86.5°F / 65°F4.82 in rain
August84°F / 63.2°F4.27 in rain
September77.7°F / 56°F4.13 in rain
October66.1°F / 44.4°F3.98 in rain
November55°F / 34.5°F3.16 in rain
December44.5°F / 26.3°F4.34 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Trenton City School District60.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Hamilton Township School District39.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability14.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

08640 Joint Base Mdl, NJ0 km away
08641 Joint Base Mdl, NJ0 km away
08644 Trenton, NJ0 km away
08648 Lawrence Township, NJ0 km away
08629 Trenton, NJ0.9 km away
08609 Trenton, NJ0.9 km away
08608 Trenton, NJ1.7 km away
08610 Trenton, NJ3.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Mercer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.94 sq mi
Water area0.6 sq mi
Population density11,152 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2171, -74.7429

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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