Centropolis vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (208 vs 70 in Centropolis). Since 2019, Princeton's population has grown faster (-12.2% vs -53.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Centropolis	Princeton
Population	70	208
Median age	34.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,250
Median home value	—	$118,800
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	46	67
Homeownership rate	100.0%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centropolis	Princeton
Population	149 → 70 (-53.0%)	237 → 208 (-12.2%)
Median household income	—	$44,375 → $66,250 (+49.3%)
Median home value	—	$85,000 → $118,800 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$596 → $850 (+42.6%)

Centropolis

Population

14970

Princeton

Population

237208

Median household income

$44,375$66,250

Median home value

$85,000$118,800

Median gross rent

$596$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centropolis	Princeton
Under 5	17.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	30.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	41.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.3%
45 to 54	41.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.6%
75 and over	0.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centropolis	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centropolis	Princeton
No high school diploma	0.0%	25.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centropolis	Princeton
Drove alone	41.4%	79.6%
Carpooled	58.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centropolis	Princeton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Centropolis	Princeton
Poverty rate	50.0%	8.2%
Average household size	1.52	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	—	1968