Grimes vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (422 vs 371 in Grimes). Princeton has the higher median household income ($73,958 vs $47,566 in Grimes). Since 2019, Grimes's population has grown faster (+21.6% vs +10.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Grimes	Princeton
Population	371	422
Median age	57.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,566	$73,958
Median home value	—	$405,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,227
Housing units	137	180
Homeownership rate	57.9%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grimes	Princeton
Population	305 → 371 (+21.6%)	382 → 422 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$26,111 → $47,566 (+82.2%)	$48,611 → $73,958 (+52.1%)
Median home value	—	$254,500 → $405,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $1,125 (+29.0%)	$1,000 → $1,227 (+22.7%)

Grimes

Population

305371

Median household income

$26,111$47,566

Median gross rent

$872$1,125

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)

	Grimes	Princeton
Under 5	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 17	8.6%	29.4%
18 to 24	10.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	1.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	14.5%
55 to 64	51.5%	20.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.0%
75 and over	6.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grimes	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	27.5%	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	21.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	51.5%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grimes	Princeton
No high school diploma	59.9%	9.5%
High school graduate	25.2%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	5.6%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grimes	Princeton
Drove alone	11.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	24.4%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	64.5%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grimes	Princeton
1-unit, detached	76.6%	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	23.4%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Grimes	Princeton
Poverty rate	45.3%	17.5%
Average household size	3.07	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	—	35
Median year structure built	1938	1970