Housing density: 870 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016 in this county: $155,194.
Median contract rent in 2016: $325 (lower quartile is $225, upper quartile is $391)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $514
Median gross rent in Princeton, NC in 2016: $462
Housing units in Princeton with a mortgage: 160 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 112
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $75,180
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $25,901
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $105,389 (it was $70,300 in 2000)
Princeton:
$105,389
North Carolina:
$165,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,411 - $156,600
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $131,283
Here:
$131,283
State:
$235,833
Mobile homes: $56,654
Here:
$56,654
State:
$74,306
Median year house/condo built: 1983
Median year apartment built: 1975
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,411
In family households: 1,211 (94 male householders, 228 female householders)
197 spouses, 503 children (484 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 13 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 199 (45 male householders (35 living alone)), 142 female householders (135 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 134 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 41 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 173 1-person, 13 2-persons.
125 married couples with children.
133 single-parent households (9 men, 124 women).
94.5% of residents of Princeton speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 24 (1.7%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Princeton, North Carolina:
41 room
02 rooms
03 rooms
184 rooms
725 rooms
726 rooms
587 rooms
308 rooms
189+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Princeton population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Princeton, North Carolina:
01 room
42 rooms
263 rooms
1024 rooms
445 rooms
186 rooms
127 rooms
08 rooms
179+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Princeton population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Princeton, NC household income distribution
43Less than $10,000
20$10,000 to $14,999
85$15,000 to $19,999
26$20,000 to $24,999
46$25,000 to $29,999
28$30,000 to $34,999
14$35,000 to $39,999
20$40,000 to $44,999
15$45,000 to $49,999
23$50,000 to $59,999
58$60,000 to $74,999
97$75,000 to $99,999
7$100,000 to $124,999
2$125,000 to $149,999
8$150,000 to $199,999
5$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Princeton, NC
20$30,000 to $34,999
2$40,000 to $49,999
17$50,000 to $59,999
7$60,000 to $69,999
22$70,000 to $79,999
27$80,000 to $89,999
30$90,000 to $99,999
42$100,000 to $124,999
17$125,000 to $149,999
44$150,000 to $174,999
6$175,000 to $199,999
10$200,000 to $249,999
22$250,000 to $299,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Princeton, NC
4$100 to $149
12$150 to $199
4$200 to $249
18$250 to $299
7$300 to $349
11$350 to $399
12$400 to $449
10$450 to $499
44$500 to $549
36$600 to $649
3$650 to $699
7$700 to $749
5$750 to $799
7$900 to $999
23$1,250 to $1,499
1No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
22000 to 2009
211990 to 1999
01980 to 1989
01970 to 1979
4Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Princeton population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 28
5 to 9 minutes: 97
10 to 14 minutes: 50
15 to 19 minutes: 160
20 to 24 minutes: 41
25 to 29 minutes: 25
30 to 34 minutes: 48
35 to 39 minutes: 2
40 to 44 minutes: 13
45 to 59 minutes: 63
60 to 89 minutes: 33
90 or more minutes: 8
Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.6% Number of people working at home: 5 (0.9% 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:
American: 142
Irish: 80
English: 65
Italian: 13
German: 12
West Indian: 10
Scottish: 8
French (except Basque): 2
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
46%Mexico
15%West Indies
12%Italy
8%Kenya
0%Denmark
0%Norway
0%Sweden
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,130
Other state: 252
Northeast: 89
Midwest: 37
South: 104
West: 18
80% of Princeton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in North Carolina.
Princeton:
80.1%
State average:
84.3%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 2
High school graduate (or equivalency): 94
Less than 1 year of college: 15
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
Associate degree: 32
Bachelor's degree: 42
Master's degree: 13
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 2
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 1
High school graduate (or equivalency): 136
Less than 1 year of college: 31
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 109
Associate degree: 112
Bachelor's degree: 31
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 1
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.7%Males
13.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
22.0%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 420
One, attached: 31
Two: 22
3 or 4: 100
5 to 9: 10
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 31
Median worth of mobile homes: $63,594
House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Princeton:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Princeton
American: 142
