Princeton vs Twin Rivers

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

Princeton and Twin Rivers 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 8,315 in Twin Rivers). Princeton has the higher median household income ($184,113 vs $98,831 in Twin Rivers). Princeton has the higher median home value ($1,040,400 vs $273,900 in Twin Rivers).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Twin Rivers
Population	30,451	8,315
Median age	27.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$184,113	$98,831
Median home value	$1,040,400	$273,900
Median gross rent	$2,448	$1,583
Housing units	9,737	3,202
Homeownership rate	56.0%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.6%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Twin Rivers
Population	31,000 → 30,451 (-1.8%)	6,870 → 8,315 (+21.0%)
Median household income	$137,672 → $184,113 (+33.7%)	$89,746 → $98,831 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$866,200 → $1,040,400 (+20.1%)	$215,400 → $273,900 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,532 → $2,448 (+59.8%)	$1,521 → $1,583 (+4.1%)

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

Twin Rivers

Population

6,8708,315

Median household income

$89,746$98,831

Median home value

$215,400$273,900

Median gross rent

$1,521$1,583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Twin Rivers
Under 5	2.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	26.9%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.9%
75 and over	5.6%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Twin Rivers
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	37.9%
Black or African American	6.1%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	19.7%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	38.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Twin Rivers
No high school diploma	1.9%	13.5%
High school graduate	4.4%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	9.0%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	55.7%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Twin Rivers
Drove alone	33.3%	63.8%
Carpooled	2.2%	7.5%
Public transit	6.7%	1.9%
Walked	20.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	5.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.7%	17.1%
Other means	1.0%	8.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Twin Rivers
1-unit, detached	53.1%	6.8%
1-unit, attached	18.1%	57.8%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	26.1%
20 or more units	13.6%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Twin Rivers
Poverty rate	6.8%	3.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1965	1974