Princeton vs Roca

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

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

Roca has the higher population (172 vs 130 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median home value ($210,700 vs $191,700 in Roca). Since 2019, Princeton's population has grown faster (+23.8% vs -5.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Roca
Population	130	172
Median age	50.1 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$90,500
Median home value	$210,700	$191,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,075
Housing units	51	80
Homeownership rate	100.0%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.4%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Roca
Population	105 → 130 (+23.8%)	181 → 172 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$84,306 → $172,875 (+105.1%)	$42,500 → $90,500 (+112.9%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $210,700 (+92.6%)	$144,400 → $191,700 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$975 → $1,075 (+10.3%)

Princeton

Population

105130

Median household income

$84,306$172,875

Median home value

$109,400$210,700

Roca

Population

181172

Median household income

$42,500$90,500

Median home value

$144,400$191,700

Median gross rent

$975$1,075

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Roca
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	11.5%	12.8%
18 to 24	12.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	36.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	4.6%	23.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.9%
75 and over	13.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Roca
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Roca
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.3%
High school graduate	10.1%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	50.5%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Roca
Drove alone	65.2%	82.4%
Carpooled	24.7%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Roca
1-unit, detached	100.0%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Roca
Poverty rate	4.6%	1.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	1965	1978