Princeton vs Walcott

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

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

Walcott has the higher population (1,895 vs 875 in Princeton). Walcott has the higher median household income ($82,756 vs $80,714 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median home value ($257,000 vs $171,800 in Walcott).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Walcott
Population	875	1,895
Median age	47.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,714	$82,756
Median home value	$257,000	$171,800
Median gross rent	$857	$778
Housing units	453	856
Homeownership rate	79.1%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Walcott
Population	1,102 → 875 (-20.6%)	1,672 → 1,895 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$70,139 → $80,714 (+15.1%)	$52,850 → $82,756 (+56.6%)
Median home value	$179,800 → $257,000 (+42.9%)	$139,100 → $171,800 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $857 (+14.3%)	$639 → $778 (+21.8%)

Princeton

Population

1,102875

Median household income

$70,139$80,714

Median home value

$179,800$257,000

Median gross rent

$750$857

Walcott

Population

1,6721,895

Median household income

$52,850$82,756

Median home value

$139,100$171,800

Median gross rent

$639$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Walcott
Under 5	3.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	9.9%
25 to 34	6.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	14.4%
75 and over	10.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Walcott
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Walcott
No high school diploma	5.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	32.8%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Walcott
Drove alone	85.9%	87.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.1%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Walcott
1-unit, detached	72.2%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Walcott
Poverty rate	5.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1974	1972