Princeton vs Riverdale

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (875 vs 408 in Riverdale). Riverdale has the higher median household income ($88,500 vs $80,714 in Princeton). Riverdale has the higher median home value ($270,000 vs $257,000 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Riverdale
Population	875	408
Median age	47.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,714	$88,500
Median home value	$257,000	$270,000
Median gross rent	$857	$1,705
Housing units	453	190
Homeownership rate	79.1%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Riverdale
Population	1,102 → 875 (-20.6%)	477 → 408 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$70,139 → $80,714 (+15.1%)	$73,750 → $88,500 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$179,800 → $257,000 (+42.9%)	$215,300 → $270,000 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $857 (+14.3%)	$1,063 → $1,705 (+60.4%)

Princeton

Population

1,102875

Median household income

$70,139$80,714

Median home value

$179,800$257,000

Median gross rent

$750$857

Riverdale

Population

477408

Median household income

$73,750$88,500

Median home value

$215,300$270,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,705

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Riverdale
Under 5	3.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	11.5%
25 to 34	6.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	17.6%
45 to 54	15.9%	16.2%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	8.6%
75 and over	10.3%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Riverdale
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	80.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	5.7%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Riverdale
No high school diploma	5.1%	2.7%
High school graduate	32.8%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Riverdale
Drove alone	85.9%	90.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Riverdale
1-unit, detached	72.2%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Riverdale
Poverty rate	5.9%	3.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1974	1957