Princeton vs Sprague

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

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

Sprague has the higher population (140 vs 130 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median home value ($210,700 vs $189,300 in Sprague). Since 2019, Sprague's population has grown faster (+53.8% vs +23.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Sprague
Population	130	140
Median age	50.1 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$85,156
Median home value	$210,700	$189,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,563
Housing units	51	57
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.4%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Sprague
Population	105 → 130 (+23.8%)	91 → 140 (+53.8%)
Median household income	$84,306 → $172,875 (+105.1%)	$56,250 → $85,156 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $210,700 (+92.6%)	$117,500 → $189,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,563 (+64.5%)

Princeton

Population

105130

Median household income

$84,306$172,875

Median home value

$109,400$210,700

Sprague

Population

91140

Median household income

$56,250$85,156

Median home value

$117,500$189,300

Median gross rent

$950$1,563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Sprague
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	11.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	12.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	36.2%	9.3%
55 to 64	4.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.3%
75 and over	13.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Sprague
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.9%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Sprague
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	10.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	50.5%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	32.3%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Sprague
Drove alone	65.2%	74.6%
Carpooled	24.7%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	19.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Sprague
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
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%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Sprague
Poverty rate	4.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1965	1941