Housing density: 796 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $182,696.
Median contract rent in 2015: $325 (lower quartile is $225, upper quartile is $391)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $753
Median gross rent in Princeton, NC in 2015: $462
Housing units in Princeton with a mortgage: 98 (18 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 127
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $72,399
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $23,644
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $104,852 (it was $70,300 in 2000)
Princeton:
$104,852
North Carolina:
$160,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,787 - $158,701
Mean price in 2015:
Detached houses: $137,065
Here:
$137,065
State:
$232,982
Mobile homes: $48,089
Here:
$48,089
State:
$71,084
Median year house/condo built: 1976
Median year apartment built: 1979
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,093
In family households: 911 (187 male householders, 134 female householders)
204 spouses, 316 children (289 natural, 10 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 15 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 182 (52 male householders (39 living alone)), 111 female householders (108 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 147 1-person, 6 2-persons, 10 3-persons.
136 married couples with children.
80 single-parent households (14 men, 66 women).
96.7% of residents of Princeton speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 4 (0.4%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Princeton, North Carolina:
01 room
22 rooms
03 rooms
464 rooms
885 rooms
666 rooms
287 rooms
318 rooms
149+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Princeton population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Princeton, North Carolina:
21 room
22 rooms
303 rooms
874 rooms
435 rooms
286 rooms
107 rooms
68 rooms
09+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Princeton population
Year house built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Princeton, NC household income distribution
94Less than $10,000
49$10,000 to $14,999
65$15,000 to $19,999
36$20,000 to $24,999
33$25,000 to $29,999
30$30,000 to $34,999
23$35,000 to $39,999
27$40,000 to $44,999
28$45,000 to $49,999
32$50,000 to $59,999
24$60,000 to $74,999
27$75,000 to $99,999
8$100,000 to $124,999
6$125,000 to $149,999
2$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Princeton, NC
1$10,000 to $14,999
10$30,000 to $34,999
7$40,000 to $49,999
20$50,000 to $59,999
2$60,000 to $69,999
20$70,000 to $79,999
32$80,000 to $89,999
43$90,000 to $99,999
41$100,000 to $124,999
27$125,000 to $149,999
29$150,000 to $174,999
6$175,000 to $199,999
14$200,000 to $249,999
11$250,000 to $299,999
11$300,000 to $399,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Princeton, NC
7$100 to $149
26$150 to $199
5$200 to $249
22$250 to $299
22$300 to $349
13$350 to $399
15$400 to $449
6$450 to $499
76$500 to $549
24$600 to $649
5$650 to $699
2$700 to $749
2$750 to $799
1$900 to $999
13$1,250 to $1,499
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
01995 to March 2000
01990 to 1994
01985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
01965 to 1969
4Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Princeton population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 33
5 to 9 minutes: 32
10 to 14 minutes: 18
15 to 19 minutes: 101
20 to 24 minutes: 109
25 to 29 minutes: 15
30 to 34 minutes: 44
35 to 39 minutes: 3
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 35
60 to 89 minutes: 33
90 or more minutes: 25
Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.5% Number of people working at home: 7 (1.5% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 385 (85%)
Carpooled: 55 (12%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Walked: 2 (0%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 7 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 336
United States or American: 217
English: 63
Irish: 61
German: 20
Scotch-Irish: 14
European: 11
Dutch: 9
Icelander: 4
French (except Basque): 4
Scottish: 3
French Canadian: 2
Australian: 2
Italian: 2
Norwegian: 2
Polish: 2
Yugoslavian: 2
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
100%Other Northern Europe
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 899
Northeast: 22
Midwest: 19
South: 107
West: 29
60% of Princeton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in North Carolina.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 103
Less than 1 year of college: 26
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 25
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 130
Less than 1 year of college: 32
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 60
Associate degree: 30
Bachelor's degree: 27
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.5%Males
3.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
11.7%Males
14.3%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 388
One, attached: 4
Two: 39
3 or 4: 47
5 to 9: 5
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 59
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,391
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago
Renter moved in on average 4 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Princeton:
Other groups: 336
