Ladd vs Princeton

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

Ladd 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 1,393 in Ladd). Ladd has the higher median household income ($73,646 vs $57,682 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $123,600 in Ladd).

Population, income & housing

	Ladd	Princeton
Population	1,393	7,829
Median age	37.9 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,646	$57,682
Median home value	$123,600	$131,300
Median gross rent	$847	$739
Housing units	617	3,746
Homeownership rate	78.5%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ladd	Princeton
Population	1,211 → 1,393 (+15.0%)	7,603 → 7,829 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$64,318 → $73,646 (+14.5%)	$53,324 → $57,682 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $123,600 (+20.0%)	$120,800 → $131,300 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $847 (+11.9%)	$650 → $739 (+13.7%)

Ladd

Population

1,2111,393

Median household income

$64,318$73,646

Median home value

$103,000$123,600

Median gross rent

$757$847

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)

	Ladd	Princeton
Under 5	7.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	8.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	18.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	14.1%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	12.7%
75 and over	5.6%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ladd	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ladd	Princeton
No high school diploma	9.3%	7.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ladd	Princeton
Drove alone	90.6%	69.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.5%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.7%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ladd	Princeton
1-unit, detached	88.5%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Ladd	Princeton
Poverty rate	8.6%	15.8%
Average household size	2.58	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1953	1963