Park View vs Princeton

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

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

Park View has the higher population (2,861 vs 875 in Princeton). Park View has the higher median household income ($106,429 vs $80,714 in Princeton). Park View has the higher median home value ($276,500 vs $257,000 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Park View	Princeton
Population	2,861	875
Median age	33.4 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$106,429	$80,714
Median home value	$276,500	$257,000
Median gross rent	$986	$857
Housing units	1,030	453
Homeownership rate	74.4%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.5%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Park View	Princeton
Population	2,818 → 2,861 (+1.5%)	1,102 → 875 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$76,939 → $106,429 (+38.3%)	$70,139 → $80,714 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $276,500 (+61.7%)	$179,800 → $257,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$926 → $986 (+6.5%)	$750 → $857 (+14.3%)

Park View

Population

2,8182,861

Median household income

$76,939$106,429

Median home value

$171,000$276,500

Median gross rent

$926$986

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)

	Park View	Princeton
Under 5	8.6%	3.2%
5 to 17	25.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	16.9%	6.3%
35 to 44	18.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	6.7%	15.9%
55 to 64	8.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.0%
75 and over	2.5%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Park View	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	93.4%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Park View	Princeton
No high school diploma	1.3%	5.1%
High school graduate	28.3%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Park View	Princeton
Drove alone	74.9%	85.9%
Carpooled	15.4%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Park View	Princeton
1-unit, detached	84.0%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Park View	Princeton
Poverty rate	2.0%	5.9%
Average household size	2.78	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	38	24
Median year structure built	1978	1974