Pennington, NJ Demographic Data
Pennington, NJ Summary
Pennington is located in Mercer County in New Jersey
- Population: 2,591
- Area: 0.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,704.59 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 196.85 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pennington, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,364
53%
50.8
Male
1,203
47%
49.2
Total Population
2,567
323,128,000
Pennington, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
82
3.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
173
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
183
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
166
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
199
7.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
169
6.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
305
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
401
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
205
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
148
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
265
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
177
6.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
94
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,998
77.8%
77.2
Female
1,062
53.2%
51.3
Male
936
46.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,948
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
581
22.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
536
20.9%
15.2
Female
341
63.6%
55.8
Male
195
36.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Pennington, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,539
98.9%
96.8
White
2,413
94.0%
72.6
Black or African American
43
1.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
36
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
22
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
14
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
47
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
28
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
120
4.7%
17.8
Mexican
54
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
66
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,447
95.3%
82.2
Pennington, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
47
2.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
26
1.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
204
11.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
148
8.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
87
4.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
549
31.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
703
39.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
73
4.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,691
95.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,252
71.0%
31.2
Pennington, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
532
25.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,275
59.9%
47.5
Divorced
126
5.9%
11.0%
Separated
23
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
173
8.1
5.8%
Pennington, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,286
92.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
199
8.0%
21.6%
Spanish
73
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
113
4.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
13
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Pennington, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
38
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
10
1.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
49
5.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
39
4.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
57
5.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
118
12.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
106
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
195
19.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
99
10.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
272
27.7%
6.4
Median household income
117,039
57,617
Per capita income
67,129
31,128
Pennington, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
47
3.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
63
4.8%
9.8
Construction
14
1.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
435
33.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
92
7.0%
6.6
Information
63
4.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
95
7.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
44
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
239
18.1%
11.4
Public administration
123
9.3%
4.6
Retail trade
63
4.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
32
2.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
71
5.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
918
69.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
31
2.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
177
13.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
123
9.3%
18.1%
Pennington, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,284
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
977
76.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
51
4.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
51
4.0%
5.1
Walked
83
6.5%
2.7
Other means
11
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
111
8.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.3
26.6
Pennington, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
85
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
238
24.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
450
45.8%
37.1
3 or more
210
21.4%
21.0
Pennington, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
983
95.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
765
77.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
218
22.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
45
4.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Pennington, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,028
1 room
34
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
22
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
68
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
78
7.6%
16.5
5 rooms
75
7.3%
19.8
6 rooms
147
14.3%
17.8
7 rooms
169
16.4%
12.0
8 rooms
139
13.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
296
28.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Pennington, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,028
1-unit, detached
713
69.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
140
13.6%
5.9
2-units
24
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
46
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
14
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
91
8.9%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Pennington, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
337
32.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
74
7.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
132
12.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
48
4.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
73
7.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
160
15.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
142
13.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
62
6.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Pennington, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
712
72.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
129
13.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
127
12.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
5
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.4%
1.1
Pennington, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
529
47295100.0
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
10
1.9%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
48
9.1%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
74
14.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
93
17.6%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
304
57.5%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
182
34.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
106
20.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
59
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
73
13.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
109
20.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Pennington, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
178
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
5
2.8%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
6
3.4%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
7.9%
11.9%
$500 to $999
30
16.9%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
39
21.9%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
84
47.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
40
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,416
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9
5.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
36
20.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
10.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
13.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
19
10.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
72
40.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
Pennington, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
765
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
14
1.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
14
1.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5
0.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
101
13.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
228
29.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
395
51.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
519,100
205,000
