Princeton Junction vs Robbinsville Center

A side-by-side comparison of Princeton Junction and Robbinsville Center: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Robbinsville Center has the higher population (3,808 vs 1,842 in Princeton Junction). Princeton Junction has the higher median household income ($219,375 vs $131,202 in Robbinsville Center). Princeton Junction has the higher median home value ($669,100 vs $515,400 in Robbinsville Center).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton Junction	Robbinsville Center
Population	1,842	3,808
Median age	50.3 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$219,375	$131,202
Median home value	$669,100	$515,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,693
Housing units	884	1,582
Homeownership rate	79.7%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.5%	68.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton Junction	Robbinsville Center
Population	2,336 → 1,842 (-21.1%)	2,978 → 3,808 (+27.9%)
Median household income	$231,094 → $219,375 (-5.1%)	$161,496 → $131,202 (-18.8%)
Median home value	$548,400 → $669,100 (+22.0%)	$408,900 → $515,400 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $1,286 (+22.7%)	$1,571 → $1,693 (+7.8%)

Princeton Junction

Population

2,3361,842

Median household income

$231,094$219,375

Median home value

$548,400$669,100

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,286

Robbinsville Center

Population

2,9783,808

Median household income

$161,496$131,202

Median home value

$408,900$515,400

Median gross rent

$1,571$1,693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton Junction	Robbinsville Center
Under 5	2.6%	3.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	24.2%
18 to 24	1.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	14.0%	7.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	22.6%
55 to 64	23.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	4.6%
75 and over	9.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton Junction	Robbinsville Center
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	47.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.0%	38.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton Junction	Robbinsville Center
No high school diploma	5.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	6.6%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	44.9%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	34.6%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton Junction	Robbinsville Center
Drove alone	39.5%	55.6%
Carpooled	3.2%	5.9%
Public transit	13.2%	6.6%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	44.1%	27.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton Junction	Robbinsville Center
1-unit, detached	87.0%	24.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	31.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	7.3%
20 or more units	8.3%	23.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Princeton Junction	Robbinsville Center
Poverty rate	11.6%	8.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	31	42
Median year structure built	1977	2002