Princeton Junction vs Washington Crossing

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

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

Princeton Junction has the higher population (1,842 vs 487 in Washington Crossing). Princeton Junction has the higher median household income ($219,375 vs $155,060 in Washington Crossing). Princeton Junction has the higher median home value ($669,100 vs $381,300 in Washington Crossing).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton Junction	Washington Crossing
Population	1,842	487
Median age	50.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$219,375	$155,060
Median home value	$669,100	$381,300
Housing units	884	168
Homeownership rate	79.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.5%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton Junction	Washington Crossing
Population	2,336 → 1,842 (-21.1%)	548 → 487 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$231,094 → $219,375 (-5.1%)	$109,402 → $155,060 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$548,400 → $669,100 (+22.0%)	$246,300 → $381,300 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $1,286 (+22.7%)	—

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

Washington Crossing

Population

548487

Median household income

$109,402$155,060

Median home value

$246,300$381,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton Junction	Washington Crossing
Under 5	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	24.4%
18 to 24	1.5%	12.1%
25 to 34	14.0%	5.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	19.5%
45 to 54	15.0%	18.5%
55 to 64	23.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	0.0%
75 and over	9.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton Junction	Washington Crossing
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	97.3%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton Junction	Washington Crossing
No high school diploma	5.4%	20.4%
High school graduate	6.6%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	44.9%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	34.6%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton Junction	Washington Crossing
Drove alone	39.5%	80.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	4.4%
Public transit	13.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	44.1%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton Junction	Washington Crossing
1-unit, detached	87.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeton Junction	Washington Crossing
Poverty rate	11.6%	3.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1977	1952