Princeton vs White Horse

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

Princeton and White Horse 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 10,040 in White Horse). Princeton has the higher median household income ($184,113 vs $100,896 in White Horse). Princeton has the higher median home value ($1,040,400 vs $274,300 in White Horse).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	White Horse
Population	30,451	10,040
Median age	27.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$184,113	$100,896
Median home value	$1,040,400	$274,300
Median gross rent	$2,448	$1,627
Housing units	9,737	4,058
Homeownership rate	56.0%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.6%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	White Horse
Population	31,000 → 30,451 (-1.8%)	8,576 → 10,040 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$137,672 → $184,113 (+33.7%)	$90,487 → $100,896 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$866,200 → $1,040,400 (+20.1%)	$233,500 → $274,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,532 → $2,448 (+59.8%)	$1,150 → $1,627 (+41.5%)

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

White Horse

Population

8,57610,040

Median household income

$90,487$100,896

Median home value

$233,500$274,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	White Horse
Under 5	2.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	16.1%	12.8%
18 to 24	26.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	8.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.7%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	11.1%
75 and over	5.6%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	White Horse
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	69.1%
Black or African American	6.1%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	19.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	White Horse
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	4.4%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	9.0%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	55.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	White Horse
Drove alone	33.3%	81.1%
Carpooled	2.2%	7.5%
Public transit	6.7%	2.1%
Walked	20.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	5.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.7%	9.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	White Horse
1-unit, detached	53.1%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	18.1%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	4.5%
20 or more units	13.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	White Horse
Poverty rate	6.8%	3.5%
Average household size	2.58	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1965	1958