Princeton vs South Miami Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Princeton and South Miami Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Princeton and South Miami Heights are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Princeton has the higher population (41,476 vs 37,525 in South Miami Heights). Princeton has the higher median household income ($82,130 vs $64,657 in South Miami Heights). Princeton has the higher median home value ($386,000 vs $357,000 in South Miami Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	South Miami Heights
Population	41,476	37,525
Median age	35.1 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,130	$64,657
Median home value	$386,000	$357,000
Median gross rent	$1,663	$1,442
Housing units	12,270	12,181
Homeownership rate	70.6%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	South Miami Heights
Population	32,299 → 41,476 (+28.4%)	37,119 → 37,525 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$65,390 → $82,130 (+25.6%)	$43,562 → $64,657 (+48.4%)
Median home value	$260,400 → $386,000 (+48.2%)	$226,300 → $357,000 (+57.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,468 → $1,663 (+13.3%)	$1,179 → $1,442 (+22.3%)

Princeton

Population

32,29941,476

Median household income

$65,390$82,130

Median home value

$260,400$386,000

Median gross rent

$1,468$1,663

South Miami Heights

Population

37,11937,525

Median household income

$43,562$64,657

Median home value

$226,300$357,000

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,442

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	South Miami Heights
Under 5	7.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.6%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	15.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	8.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.6%
75 and over	2.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	South Miami Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	10.4%	5.0%
Black or African American	15.6%	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	71.0%	74.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	South Miami Heights
No high school diploma	16.3%	19.0%
High school graduate	27.4%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	South Miami Heights
Drove alone	68.3%	78.8%
Carpooled	14.3%	10.7%
Public transit	2.6%	1.6%
Walked	0.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.1%	6.8%
Other means	1.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	South Miami Heights
1-unit, detached	65.5%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	19.2%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	4.8%	23.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	South Miami Heights
Poverty rate	11.3%	15.4%
Average household size	3.46	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	41	36
Median year structure built	2008	1979