Hamilton Square vs Princeton

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

Hamilton Square and Princeton are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Princeton has the higher population (30,451 vs 11,643 in Hamilton Square). Princeton has the higher median household income ($184,113 vs $135,694 in Hamilton Square). Princeton has the higher median home value ($1,040,400 vs $376,900 in Hamilton Square).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton Square	Princeton
Population	11,643	30,451
Median age	46.2 yrs	27.5 yrs
Median household income	$135,694	$184,113
Median home value	$376,900	$1,040,400
Median gross rent	$1,817	$2,448
Housing units	4,439	9,737
Homeownership rate	94.4%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	84.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton Square	Princeton
Population	11,989 → 11,643 (-2.9%)	31,000 → 30,451 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$113,578 → $135,694 (+19.5%)	$137,672 → $184,113 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$302,900 → $376,900 (+24.4%)	$866,200 → $1,040,400 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,153 → $1,817 (+57.6%)	$1,532 → $2,448 (+59.8%)

Hamilton Square

Population

11,98911,643

Median household income

$113,578$135,694

Median home value

$302,900$376,900

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,817

Princeton

Population

31,00030,451

Median household income

$137,672$184,113

Median home value

$866,200$1,040,400

Median gross rent

$1,532$2,448

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton Square	Princeton
Under 5	6.9%	2.9%
5 to 17	10.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	26.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	19.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	7.2%
75 and over	7.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton Square	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	60.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	5.2%	19.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton Square	Princeton
No high school diploma	4.7%	1.9%
High school graduate	17.5%	4.4%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	9.0%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	55.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton Square	Princeton
Drove alone	73.0%	33.3%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.2%
Public transit	2.6%	6.7%
Walked	1.1%	20.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.1%
Worked from home	15.7%	31.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton Square	Princeton
1-unit, detached	90.4%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	18.1%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton Square	Princeton
Poverty rate	2.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.63	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1967	1965