What is the population of Princeton town?

Princeton town has 1,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #376 of 777 in North Carolina.

What is the median household income in Princeton town?

Median household income in Princeton town is $36,656 a year, 53.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Princeton town?

Median gross rent is $686 a month and the median home value is $165,800, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.

Is Princeton town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Princeton town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Princeton, NC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Princeton, North Carolina (Princeton, NC — Census place “Princeton town”) is 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. Looking for the Princeton North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Princeton, NC: 27569.

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

Princeton ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Princeton.

The Princeton NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

27569

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

Princeton town, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Princeton town is a small town in North Carolina, with 1,543 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #376 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 51% of them. The median age here is 34.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Princeton town earn a median of $36,656 a year, 53.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 40% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Princeton town is valued at $165,800, 45.4% below the national figure and 25% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $686 a month, 51.2% below the national figure, or roughly $8,232 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 48.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Princeton town?: Princeton town has 1,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #376 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Princeton town?: Median household income in Princeton town is $36,656 a year, 53.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Princeton town?: Median gross rent is $686 a month and the median home value is $165,800, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.
Is Princeton town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Princeton town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Princeton town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.