Milaca vs Princeton

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

Milaca 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 3,033 in Milaca). Princeton has the higher median household income ($52,450 vs $49,063 in Milaca). Princeton has the higher median home value ($212,200 vs $184,900 in Milaca).

Population, income & housing

	Milaca	Princeton
Population	3,033	4,988
Median age	45.2 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,063	$52,450
Median home value	$184,900	$212,200
Median gross rent	$854	$953
Housing units	1,638	2,134
Homeownership rate	64.5%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milaca	Princeton
Population	2,901 → 3,033 (+4.6%)	4,709 → 4,988 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$41,801 → $49,063 (+17.4%)	$36,201 → $52,450 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $184,900 (+42.6%)	$141,500 → $212,200 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $854 (+13.3%)	$675 → $953 (+41.2%)

Milaca

Population

2,9013,033

Median household income

$41,801$49,063

Median home value

$129,700$184,900

Median gross rent

$754$854

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)

	Milaca	Princeton
Under 5	6.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	11.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	11.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	18.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.0%
55 to 64	17.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	13.0%
75 and over	9.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milaca	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.6%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milaca	Princeton
No high school diploma	10.1%	10.1%
High school graduate	31.4%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milaca	Princeton
Drove alone	78.0%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.5%	4.4%
Walked	4.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	4.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milaca	Princeton
1-unit, detached	50.9%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	10.7%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	8.8%
20 or more units	16.5%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Milaca	Princeton
Poverty rate	17.0%	9.2%
Average household size	1.86	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1977	1976