Colusa vs Princeton

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

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

Colusa has the higher population (6,439 vs 422 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median household income ($73,958 vs $68,750 in Colusa). Princeton has the higher median home value ($405,600 vs $357,400 in Colusa).

Population, income & housing

	Colusa	Princeton
Population	6,439	422
Median age	36.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$73,958
Median home value	$357,400	$405,600
Median gross rent	$1,130	$1,227
Housing units	2,386	180
Homeownership rate	59.8%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colusa	Princeton
Population	6,106 → 6,439 (+5.5%)	382 → 422 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$51,364 → $68,750 (+33.8%)	$48,611 → $73,958 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$255,900 → $357,400 (+39.7%)	$254,500 → $405,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $1,130 (+34.7%)	$1,000 → $1,227 (+22.7%)

Colusa

Population

6,1066,439

Median household income

$51,364$68,750

Median home value

$255,900$357,400

Median gross rent

$839$1,130

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)

	Colusa	Princeton
Under 5	6.3%	10.4%
5 to 17	24.5%	29.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	2.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	7.3%
35 to 44	15.9%	1.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	20.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.0%
75 and over	6.4%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colusa	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	60.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	58.6%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colusa	Princeton
No high school diploma	19.9%	9.5%
High school graduate	33.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colusa	Princeton
Drove alone	83.8%	78.9%
Carpooled	9.3%	9.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	11.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colusa	Princeton
1-unit, detached	73.8%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Colusa	Princeton
Poverty rate	16.3%	17.5%
Average household size	2.69	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1973	1970