Foreston vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (4,988 vs 735 in Foreston). Foreston has the higher median household income ($94,219 vs $52,450 in Princeton). Foreston has the higher median home value ($247,900 vs $212,200 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Foreston	Princeton
Population	735	4,988
Median age	34.1 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$94,219	$52,450
Median home value	$247,900	$212,200
Median gross rent	$1,167	$953
Housing units	253	2,134
Homeownership rate	89.6%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foreston	Princeton
Population	471 → 735 (+56.1%)	4,709 → 4,988 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$57,000 → $94,219 (+65.3%)	$36,201 → $52,450 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$149,400 → $247,900 (+65.9%)	$141,500 → $212,200 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,167 (+46.8%)	$675 → $953 (+41.2%)

Foreston

Population

471735

Median household income

$57,000$94,219

Median home value

$149,400$247,900

Median gross rent

$795$1,167

Princeton

Population

4,7094,988

Median household income

$36,201$52,450

Median home value

$141,500$212,200

Median gross rent

$675$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foreston	Princeton
Under 5	6.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	29.9%	13.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	18.0%
35 to 44	14.6%	8.1%
45 to 54	20.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	4.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	4.5%	13.0%
75 and over	3.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foreston	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	1.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foreston	Princeton
No high school diploma	8.3%	10.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foreston	Princeton
Drove alone	69.3%	77.8%
Carpooled	9.8%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	4.4%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	4.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foreston	Princeton
1-unit, detached	89.7%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Foreston	Princeton
Poverty rate	4.8%	9.2%
Average household size	2.95	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	2001	1976