Mercer vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (1,434 vs 359 in Mercer). Princeton has the higher median household income ($55,066 vs $39,583 in Mercer). Princeton has the higher median home value ($69,200 vs $58,100 in Mercer).

Population, income & housing

	Mercer	Princeton
Population	359	1,434
Median age	50.2 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,583	$55,066
Median home value	$58,100	$69,200
Median gross rent	$399	$514
Housing units	227	639
Homeownership rate	63.4%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mercer	Princeton
Population	279 → 359 (+28.7%)	1,142 → 1,434 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$21,875 → $39,583 (+81.0%)	$34,074 → $55,066 (+61.6%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $58,100 (-3.2%)	$59,900 → $69,200 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$294 → $399 (+35.7%)	$519 → $514 (-1.0%)

Mercer

Population

279359

Median household income

$21,875$39,583

Median home value

$60,000$58,100

Median gross rent

$294$399

Princeton

Population

1,1421,434

Median household income

$34,074$55,066

Median home value

$59,900$69,200

Median gross rent

$519$514

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mercer	Princeton
Under 5	2.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.2%	20.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	6.7%	17.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	20.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	4.0%
75 and over	8.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mercer	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mercer	Princeton
No high school diploma	5.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	51.1%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mercer	Princeton
Drove alone	71.8%	71.6%
Carpooled	22.8%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mercer	Princeton
1-unit, detached	68.3%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Mercer	Princeton
Poverty rate	6.4%	19.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1965	1965