Moving to Plainsboro, New Jersey

Population: 2,209
Males: 1,145 (51.8%), Females: 1,064 (48.2%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $70,759
Median house value: $226,100

Population by Race

Races in Plainsboro Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.3%)
  • Asian Indian (26.7%)
  • Chinese (7.0%)
  • Black (4.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • Korean (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (15.3%), Irish (12.0%), Italian (10.3%), English (4.8%), Scottish (3.6%), Arab (2.4%).

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Plainsboro Center

  • High school or higher: 98.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 74.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 30.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plainsboro Center CDP

  • Never married: 29.6%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 2.1%
  • Divorced: 5.5%

47.2% Foreign born (35.3% Asia, 8.5% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Plainsboro Center:

  • MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON (about 5 miles; PRINCETON, NJ)
  • RWJ UNIV HOSPIITAL AT HAMILTON (about 9 miles; HAMILTON, NJ)
  • MERCER MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; TRENTON, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plainsboro Center:

  • TRENTON MERCER (about 15 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 23 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 27 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Plainsboro Center:

  • PRINCETON (about 6 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ; Abbreviation: 39N)
  • TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (about 9 miles; ROBBINSVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: N87)
  • TWIN PINE (about 11 miles; PENNINGTON, NJ; Abbreviation: N75)

Amtrak stations near Plainsboro Center:

  • 3 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainsboro Center:

  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,201)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 12 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,277)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 15 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)