Estimated median household income in 2007: $80,759
| This zip code: | $80,759 | | New Jersey: | $67,035 |
Nearest zip codes: 08520, 08536, 08810, 08561, 08550, 08852.
Housing units in zip code 08512 with a mortgage: 1,246 (140 second mortgage, 236 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 397
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,173
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,076
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.7 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 34
- 1995 to 1998: 407
- 1990 to 1994: 203
- 1980 to 1989: 824
- 1970 to 1979: 711
- 1960 to 1969: 887
- 1950 to 1959: 366
- 1940 to 1949: 76
- 1939 or earlier: 349
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cranbury, NJ (08512): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 70
- 2 bedrooms: 302
- 3 bedrooms: 567
- 4 bedrooms: 685
- 5 or more bedrooms: 296
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 102
- 1 bedrooms: 760
- 2 bedrooms: 840
- 3 bedrooms: 60
- 4 bedrooms: 22
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 08512 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 25
- 1 vehicle: 361
- 2 vehicles: 1,104
- 3 vehicles: 338
- 4 vehicles: 67
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 139
- 1 vehicle: 1,002
- 2 vehicles: 565
- 3 vehicles: 80
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 08512:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $60,000 to $69,999: 1
- $70,000 to $79,999: 2
- $80,000 to $89,999: 1
- $90,000 to $99,999: 5
- $100,000 to $124,999: 16
- $125,000 to $149,999: 36
- $150,000 to $174,999: 128
- $175,000 to $199,999: 46
- $200,000 to $249,999: 35
- $250,000 to $299,999: 62
- $300,000 to $399,999: 223
- $400,000 to $499,999: 354
- $500,000 to $749,999: 400
- $750,000 to $999,999: 317
- $1,000,000 or more: 345
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 08512:
- Less than $100: 18
- $100 to $149: 2
- $250 to $299: 8
- $300 to $349: 3
- $400 to $449: 4
- $500 to $549: 13
- $550 to $599: 17
- $600 to $649: 62
- $650 to $699: 126
- $700 to $749: 160
- $750 to $799: 161
- $800 to $899: 546
- $900 to $999: 183
- $1,000 to $1,249: 215
- $1,250 to $1,499: 93
- $1,500 to $1,999: 47
- No cash rent: 44
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $362,543.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $551,465
- Black or African American householders: $360,326
- Asian householders: $933,965
- Some other race householders: $166,304
- Two or more races householders: $997,826
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $396,691
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $522,946 (it was $236,500 in 2000)
| 08512: | $522,946 | | New Jersey: | $372,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $463,459 - $949,169
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $640,459| Here: | $640,459 | | State: | $452,919 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $323,438| Here: | $323,438 | | State: | $310,364 |
In 2-unit structures: $628,120| Here: | $628,120 | | State: | $429,538 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $2,925,436| Here: | $2,925,436 | | State: | $371,779 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,095| Here: | $162,095 | | State: | $309,003 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,669
- One, attached: 190
- Two: 178
- 3 or 4: 168
- 5 to 9: 385
- 10 to 19: 903
- 20 to 49: 220
- 50 or more: 144

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,897 (76%)
- Carpooled: 572 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 133 (3%)
- Subway or elevated: 12 (0%)
- Railroad: 171 (3%)
- Bicycle: 46 (1%)
- Walked: 81 (2%)
- Other means: 35 (1%)
- Worked at home: 203 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 54
- 5 to 9 minutes: 394
- 10 to 14 minutes: 477
- 15 to 19 minutes: 728
- 20 to 24 minutes: 942
- 25 to 29 minutes: 323
- 30 to 34 minutes: 602
- 35 to 39 minutes: 98
- 40 to 44 minutes: 202
- 45 to 59 minutes: 335
- 60 to 89 minutes: 471
- 90 or more minutes: 321
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 47.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,127
- In family households: 8,739 (2,006 male householders, 602 female householders)
2,117 spouses, 3,168 children (3,043 natural, 91 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 215 other relatives, 311 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,388 (456 male householders (363 living alone)), 681 female householders (592 living alone)), 251 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 59 (45 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 804 2-persons, 682 3-persons, 671 4-persons, 292 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 955 1-person, 150 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 17 4-persons.
2,253 married couples with children.
381 single-parent households (107 men, 274 women).
68.8% of residents of 08512 zip code speak English at home.
14.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 26% well, 33% not well, 8% not at all).
9.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 20% well, 9% not well, 2% not at all).
6.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% very well, 26% well, 13% not well, 1% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (70% very well, 30% well).
Foreign born population: 2,634 (25.7%)
(37.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 25.7% | | Whole state: | 17.5% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- India (20%)
- Ecuador (15%)
- Guatemala (10%)
- Taiwan (6%)
- Poland (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Mexico (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 904
- 1990 to 1994: 518
- 1985 to 1989: 522
- 1980 to 1984: 224
- 1975 to 1979: 140
- 1970 to 1974: 97
- 1970 to 1974: 43
- 1965 to 1969: 186
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White population: 7,490
Black population: 722
American Indian population: 29
Asian population: 1,284
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 506
Two or more races population: 204

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 3488 |
|  Italian: 1050 |
|  German: 905 |
|  Irish: 785 |
|  Polish: 530 |
|  English: 447 |
|  United States or American: 411 |
|  Russian: 151 |
|  Scottish: 139 |
|  Hungarian: 136 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 126 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 117 |
|  Norwegian: 92 |
|  African: 86 |
|  French (except Basque): 79 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 78 |
|  Dutch: 70 |
|  European: 59 |
|  Swedish: 59 |
|  Ukrainian: 48 |
|  Arab:: 48 |
|  Jamaican: 43 |
|  Welsh: 42 |
|  Greek: 41 |
|  Czech: 38 |
|  Slovak: 35 |
|  Swiss: 30 |
|  Nigerian: 30 |
|  Austrian: 29 |
|  British: 28 |
|  Egyptian: 27 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 26 |
|  Danish: 25 |
|  Lithuanian: 24 |
|  Haitian: 22 |
|  Lebanese: 21 |
|  Guyanese: 21 |
|  West Indian: 19 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18 |
|  Iranian: 17 |
|  British West Indian: 15 |
|  Turkish: 12 |
|  Australian: 10 |
|  Ghanian: 10 |
|  Brazilian: 9 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 9 |
|  Portuguese: 8 |
|  Romanian: 7 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Finnish: 7 |
|  Eastern European: 7 |
|  Scandinavian: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 5 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 08512 not listed on the city page:- APPLEGARTH (Students: 595; Location: 227 APPLEGARTH ROAD, PO CRANBURY, NJ; Grades: 07 - 08)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (71%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4210
- Northeast: 2245
- Midwest: 275
- South: 455
- West: 197
58% of the 08512 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New Jersey.
Population in 1990: 13,743. Population change in the 1990s: -3,505 (-25.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 105
| Here: | 8.4% | | New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60
| Here: | 11.6% | | New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 124
| Here: | 32.5% | | New Jersey: | 30.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (CRANBURY, NJ):
- LOREAL U S A INC (35 BROADWAY ROAD): $6,831,789 in 14 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Food Items For Resale, Non-Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency, Department of Defense Signed by year: 2000: $62,922; 2001: $75,173; 2002: $0; 2003: $32,142; 2004: $1,862,046; 2005: $4,799,506; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$2,274,349 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$1,826,189, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$1,261,293, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$807,195, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
- NJ FEE OWNER, LLC (CN4000 FORSGATE DR; small business)
2 employees, $480000 revenue. : $1,642,919 in 18 contracts from 1999 to 2003
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year: 2000: $376,000; 2001: $378,000; 2002: $474,788; 2003: $320,131; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$96,803 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
$96,803, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$95,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
$95,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
- PRINCETON LIGHTWAVE INC (2555 US HIGHWAY 130; small business): $1,402,517 in 12 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Weapons -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Physical Sciences -- Management and Support (R&D), Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Basic Research (R&D), Physical Sciences -- Advanced Development (R&D), and more by Air Force, Missile Defense Agency, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NASA, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $504,036; 2005: $749,870; 2006: $148,611.
Biggest contracts:
$380,000 with Air Force for Weapons -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-09. Completion date: 2005-08-20.
$227,394, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-04. Completion date: 2005-08-20.
$176,744, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-29. Completion date: 2005-08-20.
$126,028, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2006-08-20.
- NORLAND PRODUCTS INC (2540 ROUTE 130, BUILDING 1; small business): $636,747 in 7 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Fiber Optic Kits And Sets, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies, Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $29,132; 2001: $0; 2002: $39,765; 2003: $0; 2004: $567,850; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$244,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fiber Optic Kits And Sets. Signed on 2004-06-03. Completion date: 2004-07-29.
$95,625, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-12. Completion date: 2004-09-26.
$93,075, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-27. Completion date: 2004-07-27.
$92,650, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-30.
- AMERIPACK, INC (70 SOUTH MAIN STREET; small business): $563,088 in 8 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers, Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories, Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components, Miscellaneous Items by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $5,975; 2003: $374,024; 2004: $45,608; 2005: $137,481; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$206,640 with Army for Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2003-09-11. Completion date: 2004-01-15.
$97,979 with Army for Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories. Signed on 2005-12-22. Completion date: 2006-09-19.
$96,600 with Army for Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components. Signed on 2003-01-29. Completion date: 2003-02-20.
$70,784, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-16. Completion date: 2003-01-16.
- ARIEL CORPORATION (2540 US HIGHWAY 130, SUITE; small business): $195,720 in 3 contracts from 1999 to 2001
$80,707 with Navy for Electrical and Electronic assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2001-04-19. Completion date: 2001-08-20.
$76,453 with Navy for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 1999-12-29. Completion date: 2000-03-03.
$38,560 with Navy for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2000-03-17. Completion date: 2000-04-07.
- S E A CONSULTING SERVICES CORP (2525 ROUTE 130 BLDG E): $54,140 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$24,570 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2003-12-12. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$24,570, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-03. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$5,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
- RHODIA INC (259 PROSPECT PLAINS RD): $36,680 in 2 contracts in 2004
$24,000 with Army for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Signed on 2004-08-04. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$12,680 with Army for Chemicals. Signed on 2004-08-03. Completion date: 2004-08-16.
- BROWN AND PERKINS, INC (1193 RT 535; small business)
$19,840 with Army for Fiber Rope, Cordage, and Twine. Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2002-10-18.
- INNOPHOS, INC (259 PROSPECT PLAINS RD)
$17,200 with Army for Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties. Signed on 2005-03-01. Completion date: 2005-09-08.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Information: Book Publishers (500-999: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (500-999: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 45 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 102 meters
Total average daily traffic: 15,990
Total average daily truck traffic: 3
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 19,192
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