Patoka vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (8,347 vs 887 in Patoka). Patoka has the higher median household income ($61,136 vs $57,234 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median home value ($117,100 vs $92,300 in Patoka).

Population, income & housing

	Patoka	Princeton
Population	887	8,347
Median age	33.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,136	$57,234
Median home value	$92,300	$117,100
Median gross rent	$886	$892
Housing units	403	3,947
Homeownership rate	76.7%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patoka	Princeton
Population	1,210 → 887 (-26.7%)	8,684 → 8,347 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$40,068 → $61,136 (+52.6%)	$47,091 → $57,234 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$45,500 → $92,300 (+102.9%)	$96,900 → $117,100 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $886 (+26.6%)	$626 → $892 (+42.5%)

Patoka

Population

1,210887

Median household income

$40,068$61,136

Median home value

$45,500$92,300

Median gross rent

$700$886

Princeton

Population

8,6848,347

Median household income

$47,091$57,234

Median home value

$96,900$117,100

Median gross rent

$626$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patoka	Princeton
Under 5	6.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	23.9%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	16.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	4.4%	9.3%
75 and over	6.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patoka	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	7.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patoka	Princeton
No high school diploma	15.4%	14.7%
High school graduate	46.4%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patoka	Princeton
Drove alone	83.9%	81.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patoka	Princeton
1-unit, detached	71.5%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Patoka	Princeton
Poverty rate	19.7%	14.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1971	1971