Princeton vs Rantoul

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

Princeton and Rantoul 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 114 in Rantoul). Princeton has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $55,000 in Rantoul). Princeton has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $104,900 in Rantoul).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Rantoul
Population	208	114
Median age	34.0 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$55,000
Median home value	$118,800	$104,900
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	67	74
Homeownership rate	77.3%	98.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Rantoul
Population	237 → 208 (-12.2%)	185 → 114 (-38.4%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $66,250 (+49.3%)	$41,250 → $55,000 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $118,800 (+39.8%)	$71,700 → $104,900 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $850 (+42.6%)	$625 → $675 (+8.0%)

Princeton

Population

237208

Median household income

$44,375$66,250

Median home value

$85,000$118,800

Median gross rent

$596$850

Rantoul

Population

185114

Median household income

$41,250$55,000

Median home value

$71,700$104,900

Median gross rent

$625$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Rantoul
Under 5	2.4%	1.8%
5 to 17	30.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	16.3%	14.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	7.2%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	14.0%
75 and over	4.8%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Rantoul
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Rantoul
No high school diploma	25.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	28.2%	64.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Rantoul
Drove alone	79.6%	83.3%
Carpooled	7.8%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	3.3%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Rantoul
1-unit, detached	77.6%	64.9%
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	22.4%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Rantoul
Poverty rate	8.2%	1.8%
Average household size	3.15	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1968	1978