North Carolina · Census place 53820
Princeton town, NC
Quick answer
Princeton town has 1,543 residents, ranking #376 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $36,656, the median home is worth $165,800 and median gross rent runs $686 a month.
- Population
- 1,543Princeton town residents
- Median household income
- $36,656Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $165,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $686Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Princeton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Princeton town median would spend about 22.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 48.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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