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Total population: 13,391 (All urban)

Princeton, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,495 (3,326 occupied: 1,557 owner occupied, 1,769 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	53%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1891 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,168 (lower quartile is $752, upper quartile is $1,738)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,470

Median gross rent in Princeton, NJ in 2007: $1,238

Housing units in Princeton with a mortgage: 853 (58 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 565

Princeton,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $760,424 (it was $338,700 in 2000)

Princeton:	$760,424
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $495,187 - $1,013,647

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $992,052
Here: $992,052
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $609,676
Here: $609,676
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $513,767
Here: $513,767
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $372,720
Here: $372,720
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $769,373
Here: $769,373
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,247

In family households: 5,278 (1,303 male householders, 446 female householders)
1,509 spouses, 1,556 children (1,537 natural, 19 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 48 other relatives, 235 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,969 (686 male householders (515 living alone)), 870 female householders (801 living alone)), 413 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,956 (251 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 862 2-persons, 311 3-persons, 331 4-persons, 135 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,316 1-person, 165 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

1,129 married couples with children.
210 single-parent households (36 men, 174 women).

83.3% of residents of Princeton speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 2,012 (14.2%)
(22.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Princeton, New Jersey:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 87 5 rooms: 212 6 rooms: 255 7 rooms: 246 8 rooms: 230 9 or more rooms: 466

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Princeton, New Jersey:
	1 room: 177 2 rooms: 245 3 rooms: 465 4 rooms: 235 5 rooms: 239 6 rooms: 164 7 rooms: 94 8 rooms: 79 9 or more rooms: 71

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 46
1980 to 1989: 198
1970 to 1979: 200
1960 to 1969: 222
1950 to 1959: 428
1940 to 1949: 300
1939 or earlier: 2,079

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Princeton:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 40 2 bedrooms: 226 3 bedrooms: 627 4 bedrooms: 367 5 or more bedrooms: 279

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Princeton:
	no bedroom: 192 1 bedroom: 741 2 bedrooms: 334 3 bedrooms: 301 4 bedrooms: 110 5 or more bedrooms: 91

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Princeton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 661 2 vehicles: 693 3 vehicles: 111 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Princeton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 405 1 vehicle: 987 2 vehicles: 290 3 vehicles: 55 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Princeton, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 9
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 13
$175,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 to $249,999: 24
$250,000 to $299,999: 24
$300,000 to $399,999: 117
$400,000 to $499,999: 131
$500,000 to $749,999: 385
$750,000 to $999,999: 284
$1,000,000 or more: 464

Princeton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Princeton:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 33
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 25
$400 to $449: 22
$450 to $499: 51
$500 to $549: 58
$550 to $599: 30
$600 to $649: 32
$650 to $699: 28
$700 to $749: 33
$750 to $799: 53
$800 to $899: 60
$900 to $999: 75
$1,000 to $1,249: 320
$1,250 to $1,499: 198
$1,500 to $1,999: 255
$2,000 or more: 224
No cash rent: 114

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 813 1990 to 1994: 557 1985 to 1989: 141 1980 to 1984: 62 1975 to 1979: 61 1970 to 1974: 46 1970 to 1974: 91 1965 to 1969: 241

Princeton, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.6%
Number of people working at home: 333 (5.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 738
5 to 9 minutes: 1041
10 to 14 minutes: 1101
15 to 19 minutes: 564
20 to 24 minutes: 422
25 to 29 minutes: 371
30 to 34 minutes: 409
35 to 39 minutes: 64
40 to 44 minutes: 96
45 to 59 minutes: 149
60 to 89 minutes: 158
90 or more minutes: 276

Princeton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,418 (42%)
Carpooled: 475 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 64 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 205 (4%)
Ferryboat: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 151 (3%)
Walked: 2,037 (36%)
Other means: 20 (0%)
Worked at home: 333 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 327
$10,000 to $14,999: 145
$15,000 to $19,999: 122
$20,000 to $24,999: 177
$25,000 to $29,999: 89
$30,000 to $34,999: 93
$35,000 to $39,999: 84
$40,000 to $44,999: 71
$45,000 to $49,999: 145
$50,000 to $59,999: 230
$60,000 to $74,999: 345
$75,000 to $99,999: 343
$100,000 to $124,999: 327
$125,000 to $149,999: 177
$150,000 to $199,999: 195
$200,000 or more: 435

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1881

Irish: 771

English: 699

German: 504

Italian: 456

Polish: 327

French (except Basque): 227

Russian: 203

United States or American: 190

British: 186

Canadian: 154

Scottish: 81

Subsaharan African:: 80

Scotch-Irish: 80

Swedish: 80

Swiss: 76

Hungarian: 70

Eastern European: 65

Dutch: 63

European: 56

Ukrainian: 56

Lithuanian: 52

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 50

Greek: 49

Austrian: 43

Arab:: 42

Australian: 42

African: 35

Danish: 35

Czech: 33

South African: 33

Czechoslovakian: 31

French Canadian: 31

Norwegian: 27

Northern European: 27

Jamaican: 23

Bulgarian: 22

Slovak: 22

Lebanese: 22

Welsh: 17

Belgian: 14

Haitian: 13

Ghanian: 12

Egyptian: 11

Scandinavian: 10

Armenian: 9

British West Indian: 9

Other Arab: 9

Yugoslavian: 8

Romanian: 6

Brazilian: 5

Barbadian: 5

Portuguese: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala (20%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Canada (8%)
Mexico (6%)
France (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Germany (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3765
Northeast: 1846
Midwest: 735
South: 3865
West: 1784

25% of Princeton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 7% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 121
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 102
10th grade: 109
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 427
Less than 1 year of college: 185
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 306
Associate degree: 44
Bachelor's degree: 633
Master's degree: 753
Professional school degree: 191
Doctorate degree: 689

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 57
9th grade: 42
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 523
Less than 1 year of college: 187
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 346
Associate degree: 74
Bachelor's degree: 831
Master's degree: 791
Professional school degree: 111
Doctorate degree: 299

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 49.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 30.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 72.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 39.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 72.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 63.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 38.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 41.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 30.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $99,947
Black householders: $56,143
Asian householders: $53,416
Some other race householders: $64,607
Two or more races householders: $99,784
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $86,080

Princeton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Princeton household income for Black householders

Princeton household income for Asian householders

Princeton household income for Some other race householders

Princeton household income for Two or more races householders

Princeton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Princeton marital status for males

Princeton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $809,143
Black or African American householders: $321,052
Asian householders: $664,108
Some other race householders: $505,153
Two or more races householders: $385,263
Hispanic or Latino householders: $505,153

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,451
One, attached: 750
Two: 253
3 or 4: 321
5 to 9: 278
10 to 19: 207
20 to 49: 105
50 or more: 130

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Princeton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (16%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 148

Here:	26.7%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69

Here:	28.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,020

Here:	75.3%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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