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Princeton Meadows

New Jersey · 15,561 residents · 2.55 sq mi
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Princeton Meadows is a city of 15,561 people in New Jersey. 80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 52% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 38% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $665,700.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
80% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
15,561
+16%since 2000
from 13,436 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
6,102 / sq mi
+18%since 2009
from 5,187 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.7
+10%since 2000
from 31.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2.55 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
13K14K14K15K16K2000201020202024Princeton Meadows
202416K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(1,014)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(873)
US avg: 6%
10 to 149.4%(1,456)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.8%(741)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(865)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.6%(2,898)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4419.2%(2,984)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415.1%(2,342)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 647%(1,086)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.4%(998)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 841.7%(266)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.2%(38)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$131,213
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $66,415 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$68,710
+87%since 2000
from $36,654 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
76.3%
+25.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 3.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.426
+11%since 2010
from 0.383 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services11.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration10.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade10.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information6.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Transportation & warehousing4.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Wholesale trade3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance2.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$665,700
+118%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $167,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,010
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $958 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
37.6%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 33.5% in 2000
62.4% rent
Vacancy rate
1.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.58 people
+13%since 2009
from 2.28 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.6%
−20.8 ptssince 2009
from 37.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
31.6%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.1
+11%since 2009
from 4.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic53.3%(7,155)
Black9.4%(1,257)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(708)
Asian29.9%(4,022)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic23%(3,573)
Black7.9%(1,227)
Hispanic / Latino5.4%(845)
Asian61.4%(9,551)
Other2.3%(365)
Diversity Score
70
−11%since 2009
from 79 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican1.3%(203)
Mexican0.8%(132)
Dominican0.8%(118)
Cuban0.4%(68)
Argentine0.4%(68)
Ecuadorian0.4%(61)
Colombian0.4%(59)
Salvadoran0.2%(36)
Peruvian0.1%(19)
Spaniard0.1%(18)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Uruguayan0.1%(15)
Panamanian0.1%(10)
Asian origin
Asian Indian45.5%(7,076)
Chinese9.5%(1,472)
Filipino2.2%(345)
Pakistani2%(317)
Korean1.2%(179)
Taiwanese0.2%(38)
Malaysian0.2%(37)
Bangladeshi0.1%(23)
Japanese0.1%(16)
Ancestry
Irish5.9%(914)
Italian5.2%(810)
German4.6%(718)
English3.6%(554)
Polish2.6%(405)
American1.8%(287)
Russian1.4%(216)
Hungarian1.1%(171)
French1.1%(169)
Greek1.1%(166)
Ghanaian1%(155)
+ 27 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.9%(136)
Austrian0.8%(132)
Ethiopian0.7%(106)
West Indian0.6%(93)
Egyptian0.5%(85)
Scottish0.5%(81)
Turkish0.4%(61)
Norwegian0.3%(42)
Dutch0.3%(41)
Haitian0.2%(35)
Iranian0.2%(32)
Serbian0.2%(32)
Jamaican0.2%(30)
Bulgarian0.2%(27)
Ukrainian0.2%(27)
Kenyan0.2%(24)
Romanian0.1%(21)
Barbadian0.1%(20)
Brazilian0.1%(18)
Slovak0.1%(17)
Palestinian0.1%(15)
Swedish0.1%(14)
Syrian0.1%(13)
Lebanese0.1%(10)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
79.5%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 68.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
98.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 96.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
43.6%
+15.3 ptssince 2000
from 28.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.8 min
+22%since 2000
from 27.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
55.7%
−20.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
4.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.4%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
33.3%
+28.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.3%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.2%
−5.9 ptssince 2011
from 78.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.0%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
76.8%
+10.6 ptssince 2009
from 66.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
51.5%
+14.3 ptssince 2009
from 37.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
1.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
3.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2012
from 4.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.0%
−8.7 ptssince 2013
from 10.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
99.0%
+5.0 ptssince 2017
from 94.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 99.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
77.8%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
40.1%
−6.4 ptssince 2016
from 46.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 5.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.4%(1,708)
Married67.6%(4,058)
Widowed0.4%(22)
Divorced3.6%(218)
Women 15+
Never married33.1%(2,058)
Married59.4%(3,687)
Widowed2.4%(152)
Divorced5.1%(315)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.0%
−8.7 ptssince 2013
from 10.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
81.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 83.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 11.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
7.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 5.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
5.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 0.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
88.3%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 91.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
12.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)4.7%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.7%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era90.7%(194)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 214 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Princeton Meadows, New Jersey?

Princeton Meadows, New Jersey has about 15,561 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Princeton Meadows, New Jersey?

The typical household in Princeton Meadows, New Jersey earns about $131,213 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Princeton Meadows, New Jersey expensive?

In Princeton Meadows, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $665,700, and the typical rent is about $2,010 a month.

How educated are people in Princeton Meadows, New Jersey?

About 79.5% of adults age 25 and over in Princeton Meadows, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Princeton Meadows, New Jersey?

About 5.1% of people in Princeton Meadows, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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