Princeton vs Wyanet

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

Princeton and Wyanet 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 970 in Wyanet). Wyanet has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $57,682 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $96,800 in Wyanet).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Wyanet
Population	7,829	970
Median age	45.4 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,682	$59,375
Median home value	$131,300	$96,800
Median gross rent	$739	$912
Housing units	3,746	482
Homeownership rate	71.4%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Wyanet
Population	7,603 → 7,829 (+3.0%)	1,052 → 970 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$53,324 → $57,682 (+8.2%)	$52,955 → $59,375 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $131,300 (+8.7%)	$83,100 → $96,800 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $739 (+13.7%)	$748 → $912 (+21.9%)

Princeton

Population

7,6037,829

Median household income

$53,324$57,682

Median home value

$120,800$131,300

Median gross rent

$650$739

Wyanet

Population

1,052970

Median household income

$52,955$59,375

Median home value

$83,100$96,800

Median gross rent

$748$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Wyanet
Under 5	4.4%	1.5%
5 to 17	14.9%	20.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	16.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	8.4%
75 and over	12.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Wyanet
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
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%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Wyanet
No high school diploma	7.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Wyanet
Drove alone	69.7%	83.4%
Carpooled	14.3%	10.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Wyanet
1-unit, detached	72.7%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Wyanet
Poverty rate	15.8%	13.7%
Average household size	2.20	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1963	1962