
New Jersey · Census place 60975
Princeton Meadows, NJ population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Princeton Meadows, New Jersey (Princeton Meadows, NJ — Census place “Princeton Meadows CDP”) is 15,382 residents, ranking #75 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $124,065, the median home is worth $636,300 and median gross rent runs $1,937 a month. Looking for the Princeton Meadows New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Princeton Meadows, NJ: 08536.
- Population
- 15,382Princeton Meadows CDP residents
- Median household income
- $124,065Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $636,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,937Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.8%Owner-occupied households
Princeton Meadows ZIP codes (New Jersey)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Princeton Meadows.
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What the numbers mean in Princeton Meadows CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Princeton Meadows CDP median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 38.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Princeton Meadows CDP, NJ in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Princeton Meadows CDP is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 15,382 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #75 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 35.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Princeton Meadows CDP earn a median of $124,065 a year, 58% above the national figure of $78,538 and 16% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 2.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Princeton Meadows CDP is valued at $636,300, 109.7% above the national figure and 54% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,937 a month, 37.8% above the national figure, or roughly $23,244 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 38.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Tenafly borough 15,252
- Springdale CDP 15,672
- Phillipsburg town 15,251
- South River borough 16,007
- Asbury Park city 15,239
- North Arlington borough 16,368
- Metuchen borough 14,982
- Madison borough 16,464
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Princeton Meadows CDP?
- Princeton Meadows CDP has 15,382 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #75 of 700 in New Jersey.
- What is the median household income in Princeton Meadows CDP?
- Median household income in Princeton Meadows CDP is $124,065 a year, 58% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Princeton Meadows CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,937 a month and the median home value is $636,300, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
- Is Princeton Meadows CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Princeton Meadows CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Princeton Meadows CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.