De Pue vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (7,829 vs 1,594 in De Pue). Princeton has the higher median household income ($57,682 vs $56,176 in De Pue). Princeton has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $63,600 in De Pue).

Population, income & housing

	De Pue	Princeton
Population	1,594	7,829
Median age	44.1 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,176	$57,682
Median home value	$63,600	$131,300
Median gross rent	$893	$739
Housing units	713	3,746
Homeownership rate	73.4%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Pue	Princeton
Population	1,802 → 1,594 (-11.5%)	7,603 → 7,829 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$55,403 → $56,176 (+1.4%)	$53,324 → $57,682 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$51,800 → $63,600 (+22.8%)	$120,800 → $131,300 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $893 (+24.4%)	$650 → $739 (+13.7%)

De Pue

Population

1,8021,594

Median household income

$55,403$56,176

Median home value

$51,800$63,600

Median gross rent

$718$893

Princeton

Population

7,6037,829

Median household income

$53,324$57,682

Median home value

$120,800$131,300

Median gross rent

$650$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Pue	Princeton
Under 5	4.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	16.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.7%
75 and over	8.3%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Pue	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	88.4%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	63.7%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Pue	Princeton
No high school diploma	20.6%	7.7%
High school graduate	36.9%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Pue	Princeton
Drove alone	82.7%	69.7%
Carpooled	13.8%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.7%
Worked from home	1.8%	6.5%
Other means	1.8%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Pue	Princeton
1-unit, detached	95.1%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	De Pue	Princeton
Poverty rate	22.5%	15.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1945	1963