Ottawa vs Princeton

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

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

Ottawa has the higher population (12,632 vs 208 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $64,655 in Ottawa). Ottawa has the higher median home value ($165,700 vs $118,800 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Ottawa	Princeton
Population	12,632	208
Median age	36.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,655	$66,250
Median home value	$165,700	$118,800
Median gross rent	$949	$850
Housing units	5,530	67
Homeownership rate	61.6%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ottawa	Princeton
Population	12,260 → 12,632 (+3.0%)	237 → 208 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$46,808 → $64,655 (+38.1%)	$44,375 → $66,250 (+49.3%)
Median home value	$109,000 → $165,700 (+52.0%)	$85,000 → $118,800 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $949 (+19.8%)	$596 → $850 (+42.6%)

Ottawa

Population

12,26012,632

Median household income

$46,808$64,655

Median home value

$109,000$165,700

Median gross rent

$792$949

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)

	Ottawa	Princeton
Under 5	4.9%	2.4%
5 to 17	18.8%	30.8%
18 to 24	11.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.9%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.6%
75 and over	6.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ottawa	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	82.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ottawa	Princeton
No high school diploma	5.5%	25.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ottawa	Princeton
Drove alone	75.8%	79.6%
Carpooled	9.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.7%
Other means	4.4%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ottawa	Princeton
1-unit, detached	66.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Ottawa	Princeton
Poverty rate	10.7%	8.2%
Average household size	2.36	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1968	1968