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Mercer County (West Central)--Trenton City PUMA, NJ

127,062 Population
22.8 square miles 5,569.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,659 ±$2,791 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$63,981 ±$7,108 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.2% ±4.6% (25,629  ±5,601) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.8 minutes ±2 (1,288,475  ±139,577) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

45,102 ±2,302 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (121,804  ±144) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±2.1% (1,319  ±688) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

47,210 ±2,263 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$275,600 ±$15,453 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.1% ±3.6% (20,242  ±4,501.5) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

76.4% ±5.5% (58,749  ±4,709.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.4% ±3.4% (19,520  ±2,734.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

38.7% ±2% (45,184  ±2,367.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

27.6% ±3% (35,008  ±3,794) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3% ±1% (2,774  ±906) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,774 Total veterans ±906 2,172 Male ±858 602 Female ±443

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