Maxwell vs Princeton

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

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

Maxwell has the higher population (1,174 vs 422 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median household income ($73,958 vs $64,286 in Maxwell). Princeton has the higher median home value ($405,600 vs $234,400 in Maxwell).

Population, income & housing

	Maxwell	Princeton
Population	1,174	422
Median age	27.7 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,286	$73,958
Median home value	$234,400	$405,600
Median gross rent	$1,356	$1,227
Housing units	403	180
Homeownership rate	66.0%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maxwell	Princeton
Population	1,076 → 1,174 (+9.1%)	382 → 422 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$64,239 → $64,286 (+0.1%)	$48,611 → $73,958 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$210,300 → $234,400 (+11.5%)	$254,500 → $405,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,356 (+46.0%)	$1,000 → $1,227 (+22.7%)

Maxwell

Population

1,0761,174

Median household income

$64,239$64,286

Median home value

$210,300$234,400

Median gross rent

$929$1,356

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)

	Maxwell	Princeton
Under 5	5.9%	10.4%
5 to 17	26.8%	29.4%
18 to 24	12.4%	2.6%
25 to 34	12.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	1.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	20.1%
65 to 74	5.3%	9.0%
75 and over	4.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maxwell	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	26.6%	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	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	72.2%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maxwell	Princeton
No high school diploma	41.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	25.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maxwell	Princeton
Drove alone	76.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	17.1%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maxwell	Princeton
1-unit, detached	95.8%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Maxwell	Princeton
Poverty rate	19.7%	17.5%
Average household size	3.14	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1958	1970