Onamia vs Princeton

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

Onamia 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 731 in Onamia). Princeton has the higher median household income ($52,450 vs $26,827 in Onamia). Princeton has the higher median home value ($212,200 vs $126,200 in Onamia).

Population, income & housing

	Onamia	Princeton
Population	731	4,988
Median age	44.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$26,827	$52,450
Median home value	$126,200	$212,200
Median gross rent	$600	$953
Housing units	378	2,134
Homeownership rate	52.0%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Onamia	Princeton
Population	946 → 731 (-22.7%)	4,709 → 4,988 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$33,274 → $26,827 (-19.4%)	$36,201 → $52,450 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $126,200 (+44.6%)	$141,500 → $212,200 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $600 (-8.3%)	$675 → $953 (+41.2%)

Onamia

Population

946731

Median household income

$33,274$26,827

Median home value

$87,300$126,200

Median gross rent

$654$600

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)

	Onamia	Princeton
Under 5	7.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	19.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	3.3%	11.4%
25 to 34	6.8%	18.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	8.1%
45 to 54	6.3%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.0%
75 and over	18.9%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Onamia	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	94.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Onamia	Princeton
No high school diploma	11.1%	10.1%
High school graduate	40.0%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Onamia	Princeton
Drove alone	65.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	4.4%
Walked	16.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Onamia	Princeton
1-unit, detached	54.8%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	8.8%
20 or more units	16.9%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Onamia	Princeton
Poverty rate	27.9%	9.2%
Average household size	1.84	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1969	1976