Princeton vs Walnut

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

Princeton and Walnut 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 1,402 in Walnut). Walnut has the higher median household income ($62,019 vs $57,682 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $94,700 in Walnut).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Walnut
Population	7,829	1,402
Median age	45.4 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,682	$62,019
Median home value	$131,300	$94,700
Median gross rent	$739	$591
Housing units	3,746	620
Homeownership rate	71.4%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Walnut
Population	7,603 → 7,829 (+3.0%)	1,370 → 1,402 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$53,324 → $57,682 (+8.2%)	$53,750 → $62,019 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $131,300 (+8.7%)	$95,500 → $94,700 (-0.8%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $739 (+13.7%)	$611 → $591 (-3.3%)

Princeton

Population

7,6037,829

Median household income

$53,324$57,682

Median home value

$120,800$131,300

Median gross rent

$650$739

Walnut

Population

1,3701,402

Median household income

$53,750$62,019

Median home value

$95,500$94,700

Median gross rent

$611$591

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Walnut
Under 5	4.4%	7.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	8.5%
75 and over	12.7%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Walnut
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Walnut
No high school diploma	7.7%	7.5%
High school graduate	34.4%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Walnut
Drove alone	69.7%	86.7%
Carpooled	14.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	3.6%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.5%	2.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Walnut
1-unit, detached	72.7%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	4.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Walnut
Poverty rate	15.8%	8.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1963	1961