Denton vs Princeton

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

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

Denton has the higher population (147 vs 130 in Princeton). Denton has the higher median home value ($221,200 vs $210,700 in Princeton). Since 2019, Princeton's population has grown faster (+23.8% vs -25.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Princeton
Population	147	130
Median age	34.2 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	—
Median home value	$221,200	$210,700
Median gross rent	$1,078	—
Housing units	85	51
Homeownership rate	78.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Princeton
Population	197 → 147 (-25.4%)	105 → 130 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $54,063 (-13.5%)	$84,306 → $172,875 (+105.1%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $221,200 (+68.5%)	$109,400 → $210,700 (+92.6%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $1,078 (+54.0%)	—

Denton

Population

197147

Median household income

$62,500$54,063

Median home value

$131,300$221,200

Median gross rent

$700$1,078

Princeton

Population

105130

Median household income

$84,306$172,875

Median home value

$109,400$210,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Princeton
Under 5	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	11.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	12.3%
25 to 34	26.5%	7.7%
35 to 44	4.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	36.2%
55 to 64	10.9%	4.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	0.0%
75 and over	6.1%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	Princeton
No high school diploma	2.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.8%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	32.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Princeton
Drove alone	83.1%	65.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	24.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Princeton
1-unit, detached	71.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Princeton
Poverty rate	12.9%	4.6%
Average household size	2.10	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1974	1965