Princeton vs Williams

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

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

Williams has the higher population (5,569 vs 422 in Princeton). Williams has the higher median household income ($93,138 vs $73,958 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median home value ($405,600 vs $339,900 in Williams).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Williams
Population	422	5,569
Median age	39.3 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,958	$93,138
Median home value	$405,600	$339,900
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,296
Housing units	180	1,721
Homeownership rate	64.2%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Williams
Population	382 → 422 (+10.5%)	5,228 → 5,569 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$48,611 → $73,958 (+52.1%)	$65,580 → $93,138 (+42.0%)
Median home value	$254,500 → $405,600 (+59.4%)	$229,500 → $339,900 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,227 (+22.7%)	$925 → $1,296 (+40.1%)

Princeton

Population

382422

Median household income

$48,611$73,958

Median home value

$254,500$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,227

Williams

Population

5,2285,569

Median household income

$65,580$93,138

Median home value

$229,500$339,900

Median gross rent

$925$1,296

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Williams
Under 5	10.4%	10.2%
5 to 17	29.4%	21.2%
18 to 24	2.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	7.3%	19.1%
35 to 44	1.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	20.1%	6.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.0%
75 and over	4.7%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Williams
White (non-Hispanic)	60.9%	14.3%
Black or African American	11.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
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%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	26.1%	85.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Williams
No high school diploma	9.5%	33.7%
High school graduate	35.4%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	50.2%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Williams
Drove alone	78.9%	85.5%
Carpooled	9.9%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Williams
1-unit, detached	81.7%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Williams
Poverty rate	17.5%	5.9%
Average household size	3.08	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1970	1995