Princeton, New Jersey


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Princeton
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Population 2002:14,235
Population 2000:14,203
Area codes:609
Elevation:215 feet
Population growth:+32 (+0.23%)
Foreign born:14.2% (5.7% Europe, 4.4% Latin America, 2.0% Asia)
Land area:1.8 square miles
County:Mercer
Industries:Educational,health and social services (33.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.6%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:76.5%
Hispanic:7.1%
Black:6.4%
Chinese:3.5%
Two or more races:3.0%
Other race:2.5%
Asian Indian:1.4%
Korean:1.0%
Japanese:0.7%
American Indian:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:65.3%
Never married:24.6%
Widowed:5.3%
Divorced:3.5%
Separated:1.2%
Median
House value:$343,500
Household income:$67,346
Resident age:24.7 years
Princeton Compared to New Jersey State Average
House age:much above
Number of college students:much above
Median house value:much above
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:much above
Unemployed percentage:much above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Population density:above
Median age:much below
Median household income:above
Education
High school or higher:89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher:60.1%
Unemployed:42.3%
Graduate or professional degree:39.6%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:404 (2786.2 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:199.1 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:100 (689.7 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:10 (69.0 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:8 (55.2 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:4 (27.6 per 100,000)
2002 rape:1 (6.9 per 100,000)
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
Irish:7.3%
English:6.7%
German:6.5%
Italian:3.9%
Polish:3.3%
French:2.4%
 

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Princeton, New Jersey ZIP Codes: 08540 08542