Princeton vs Wellsville

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

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

Wellsville has the higher population (2,003 vs 208 in Princeton). Wellsville has the higher median household income ($67,292 vs $66,250 in Princeton). Wellsville has the higher median home value ($166,100 vs $118,800 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Wellsville
Population	208	2,003
Median age	34.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$67,292
Median home value	$118,800	$166,100
Median gross rent	$850	$1,264
Housing units	67	883
Homeownership rate	77.3%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Wellsville
Population	237 → 208 (-12.2%)	2,026 → 2,003 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $66,250 (+49.3%)	$64,102 → $67,292 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $118,800 (+39.8%)	$130,400 → $166,100 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $850 (+42.6%)	$663 → $1,264 (+90.6%)

Princeton

Population

237208

Median household income

$44,375$66,250

Median home value

$85,000$118,800

Median gross rent

$596$850

Wellsville

Population

2,0262,003

Median household income

$64,102$67,292

Median home value

$130,400$166,100

Median gross rent

$663$1,264

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Wellsville
Under 5	2.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	30.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.8%
25 to 34	10.1%	14.2%
35 to 44	16.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	7.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	11.7%
75 and over	4.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Wellsville
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
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%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Wellsville
No high school diploma	25.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	28.2%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Wellsville
Drove alone	79.6%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	13.3%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Wellsville
1-unit, detached	77.6%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Wellsville
Poverty rate	8.2%	10.9%
Average household size	3.15	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1968	1972