Onaway vs Princeton

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

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

Onaway has the higher population (306 vs 29 in Princeton). Since 2019, Onaway's population has grown faster (+97.4% vs -74.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Onaway	Princeton
Population	306	29
Median age	35.6 yrs	66.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,571	—
Median home value	$245,800	—
Housing units	136	19
Homeownership rate	77.3%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Onaway	Princeton
Population	155 → 306 (+97.4%)	115 → 29 (-74.8%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $73,571 (+59.1%)	—
Median home value	$148,600 → $245,800 (+65.4%)	—

Onaway

Population

155306

Median household income

$46,250$73,571

Median home value

$148,600$245,800

Princeton

Population

11529

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Onaway	Princeton
Under 5	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	82.8%
75 and over	7.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Onaway	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	17.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Onaway	Princeton
No high school diploma	5.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.1%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Onaway	Princeton
Drove alone	74.8%	17.2%
Carpooled	14.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	82.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Onaway	Princeton
1-unit, detached	54.4%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.6%	100.0%

Poverty & households

	Onaway	Princeton
Poverty rate	13.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.39	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	32	—
Median year structure built	1975	—