Population & age
- Total population
- 32,324
- Median age
- 38.5
Mercer County · Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Population 32,324
White Horse, NJ (ZIP 08610) sits in Mercer County within the Trenton-Princeton metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Depression comes in below the national average at 15.8%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 non-charter. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $19,632. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $57,634 per tax return. BLS QCEW puts average annual pay at $90,503 per worker — about 38% above the US average and a clear high-wage signal. FEMA has issued 36 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 27.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 3,735 residents (2,322 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $82,945, fair market rent of $1,820 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $348,727, down 1.2% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,260
/month
1 Bed
$1,440
/month
2 Bed
$1,820
/month
3 Bed
$2,180
/month
4 Bed
$2,490
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$348,727
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
-1.2%
vs. March 2025
+44.9%
vs. March 2021
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
4,180
Across 2,034 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $671.8M.
Single-family
1,890
45% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
2,290
55% of total units
Single-family value
$335.8M
construction value
Multifamily value
$336.1M
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 52% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
17,080
Average AGI
$57,634
Avg property tax
$451
EITC participation
15.5%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$444
Avg charitable contribution
$382
Avg capital gains
$627
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $984.4M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
541
Total employment
3,504
Annual payroll
$153.2M
Average annual pay
$43,709
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$90,503
Average weekly wage
$1,740
Total employment
264,154
Total establishments
11,677
That is roughly 38% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
4.4%
That is 0.4 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
199,583
Employed
190,833
Unemployed
8,750
Based on Mercer County, NJ data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
5
Typical banking access
A standard suburban / mid-density branch count for this area.
Total deposits
$310.4M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
4
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Overall SVI
61st percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 9 census tracts, population 29,493
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
833
Limited English Speakers
3,039
Persons with Disability
3,102
Without HS Diploma
2,891
Without Health Insurance
3,156
Adults Age 65+
4,248
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
36
Date Range
1965–2021
Most Recent Declaration
REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA
Hurricane — declared September 5, 2021 (DR-4614)
Incident period: September 1, 2021 – September 3, 2021
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
10
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
9
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
33
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
19
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Median daily AQI
43
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
133
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
Ozone
210 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Mercer County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
7,664
That is roughly 536 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
15%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.8
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.3
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
8.7%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
90
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,952
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
9.0
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
99%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
56%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.1% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Mercer data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
27.9% of Mercer County, NJ residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.31
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.68
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.78
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 3.7% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Mercer County, NJ for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−3,735 people
−2,322 households • −$349.0M net AGI flow
Moved in
10,438households
17,152 people • $1.0B AGI
Moved out
12,760households
20,887 people • $1.4B AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $98,119 versus departing households' $107,612.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
28.2%
4.8pp below the 33.0% national rate.
30.5%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
15.8%
6.2pp below the 22.0% national rate.
76.8%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
16.4%
3.4pp above the 13.0% national rate.
10.9%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton West-Watson | Public | 9–12 | 1,274 |
| Dunn Middle School | Public | 6–8 | 929 |
| Albert E Grice Middle School | Public | 6–8 | 927 |
| George E. Wilson Elementary School | Public | -1–5 | 431 |
| Robinson Elementary School | Public | -1–5 | 380 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 4 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
8
Median in-state tuition
$19,632
Median earnings (10 yr)
$66,087
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
White Horse, NJ (ZIP 08610) sits in Mercer County within the Trenton-Princeton metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Depression comes in below the national average at 15.8%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 non-charter. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $19,632. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $57,634 per tax return. BLS QCEW puts average annual pay at $90,503 per worker — about 38% above the US average and a clear high-wage signal. FEMA has issued 36 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 27.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 3,735 residents (2,322 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $82,945, fair market rent of $1,820 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $348,727, down 1.2% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 15.8%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
28.2%, which is 4.8 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
15.8%, which is 6.2 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
30.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 08610 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 1 high school serves this ZIP: Hamilton West-Watson. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
32,324 people live in ZIP 08610, with a median age of 38.5 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$82,945 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 08610, 66.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 33.5% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 08610, 4.3% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 3.2% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
8.4% of the population in ZIP 08610 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
89.3% of households in ZIP 08610 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 08610 is $348,727, down 1.2% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are down 1.2% over the past year and up 44.9% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 08610 (White Horse, NJ) is $57,634 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 08610 report an average of $451 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
2.0% of tax returns from ZIP 08610 (White Horse, NJ) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 541 business establishments operated in ZIP 08610 employing 3,504 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 08610 is $43,709, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 08610 ranks in the 61th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Racial & Ethnic Minority Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 08610, ranking in the 70th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 36 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 08610 between 1965–2021 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 08610, accounting for 10 of 36 declarations (28%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 08610 was "REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA" — a hurricane declared in 2021 (DR-4614) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
8 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 08610 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including The College Of New Jersey, Thomas Edison State University, and Rider University (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 8 nearby institutions is $19,632 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $66,087 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (9 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (8 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (36 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (36 on record).
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