Isle vs Princeton

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

Isle 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 747 in Isle). Isle has the higher median household income ($53,056 vs $52,450 in Princeton). Isle has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $212,200 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Isle	Princeton
Population	747	4,988
Median age	51.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,056	$52,450
Median home value	$212,500	$212,200
Median gross rent	$823	$953
Housing units	524	2,134
Homeownership rate	63.3%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Isle	Princeton
Population	718 → 747 (+4.0%)	4,709 → 4,988 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$31,111 → $53,056 (+70.5%)	$36,201 → $52,450 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$148,700 → $212,500 (+42.9%)	$141,500 → $212,200 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $823 (+58.0%)	$675 → $953 (+41.2%)

Isle

Population

718747

Median household income

$31,111$53,056

Median home value

$148,700$212,500

Median gross rent

$521$823

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)

	Isle	Princeton
Under 5	4.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	11.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	18.0%
35 to 44	8.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	15.3%	13.0%
75 and over	13.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Isle	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.4%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Isle	Princeton
No high school diploma	10.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	35.3%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Isle	Princeton
Drove alone	64.3%	77.8%
Carpooled	16.5%	11.7%
Public transit	1.7%	4.4%
Walked	8.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	4.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Isle	Princeton
1-unit, detached	77.9%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	8.8%
20 or more units	6.9%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Isle	Princeton
Poverty rate	16.9%	9.2%
Average household size	2.05	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1978	1976