Buffalo vs Princeton

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

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

Buffalo has the higher population (1,090 vs 875 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median household income ($80,714 vs $74,773 in Buffalo). Princeton has the higher median home value ($257,000 vs $120,400 in Buffalo).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo	Princeton
Population	1,090	875
Median age	39.3 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,773	$80,714
Median home value	$120,400	$257,000
Median gross rent	$821	$857
Housing units	523	453
Homeownership rate	78.3%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo	Princeton
Population	1,182 → 1,090 (-7.8%)	1,102 → 875 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $74,773 (+32.9%)	$70,139 → $80,714 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $120,400 (-0.6%)	$179,800 → $257,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $821 (+71.8%)	$750 → $857 (+14.3%)

Buffalo

Population

1,1821,090

Median household income

$56,250$74,773

Median home value

$121,100$120,400

Median gross rent

$478$821

Princeton

Population

1,102875

Median household income

$70,139$80,714

Median home value

$179,800$257,000

Median gross rent

$750$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo	Princeton
Under 5	3.9%	3.2%
5 to 17	23.6%	15.1%
18 to 24	3.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	6.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	18.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.0%
75 and over	6.3%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	5.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo	Princeton
No high school diploma	11.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	27.5%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	48.5%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo	Princeton
Drove alone	87.4%	85.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo	Princeton
1-unit, detached	94.1%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo	Princeton
Poverty rate	16.3%	5.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1952	1974