College City vs Princeton

A side-by-side comparison of College City and Princeton: population, income, housing, and more.

College City and Princeton are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

College City has the higher population (575 vs 422 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median household income ($73,958 vs $64,130 in College City). College City has the higher median home value ($441,700 vs $405,600 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	College City	Princeton
Population	575	422
Median age	38.3 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,130	$73,958
Median home value	$441,700	$405,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,227
Housing units	154	180
Homeownership rate	52.6%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	College City	Princeton
Population	170 → 575 (+238.2%)	382 → 422 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$71,875 → $64,130 (-10.8%)	$48,611 → $73,958 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$292,500 → $441,700 (+51.0%)	$254,500 → $405,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,000 → $1,227 (+22.7%)

College City

Population

170575

Median household income

$71,875$64,130

Median home value

$292,500$441,700

Princeton

Population

382422

Median household income

$48,611$73,958

Median home value

$254,500$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,227

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	College City	Princeton
Under 5	4.0%	10.4%
5 to 17	33.6%	29.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	2.6%
25 to 34	3.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	18.4%	1.9%
45 to 54	8.5%	14.5%
55 to 64	6.8%	20.1%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.0%
75 and over	10.4%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	College City	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	33.6%	60.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	66.4%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	College City	Princeton
No high school diploma	45.4%	9.5%
High school graduate	21.8%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	College City	Princeton
Drove alone	60.3%	78.9%
Carpooled	27.0%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	12.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	College City	Princeton
1-unit, detached	83.1%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	College City	Princeton
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.5%
Average household size	3.73	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1945	1970