Princeton vs Yardville

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

Princeton and Yardville 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 6,266 in Yardville). Princeton has the higher median household income ($184,113 vs $100,776 in Yardville). Princeton has the higher median home value ($1,040,400 vs $326,400 in Yardville).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Yardville
Population	30,451	6,266
Median age	27.5 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$184,113	$100,776
Median home value	$1,040,400	$326,400
Median gross rent	$2,448	$1,614
Housing units	9,737	2,782
Homeownership rate	56.0%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.6%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Yardville
Population	31,000 → 30,451 (-1.8%)	6,801 → 6,266 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$137,672 → $184,113 (+33.7%)	$107,229 → $100,776 (-6.0%)
Median home value	$866,200 → $1,040,400 (+20.1%)	$251,500 → $326,400 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,532 → $2,448 (+59.8%)	$1,199 → $1,614 (+34.6%)

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

Yardville

Population

6,8016,266

Median household income

$107,229$100,776

Median home value

$251,500$326,400

Median gross rent

$1,199$1,614

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Yardville
Under 5	2.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	26.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.5%	8.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	18.8%
65 to 74	7.2%	14.7%
75 and over	5.6%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Yardville
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	77.2%
Black or African American	6.1%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	19.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Yardville
No high school diploma	1.9%	7.9%
High school graduate	4.4%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	9.0%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	55.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Yardville
Drove alone	33.3%	83.6%
Carpooled	2.2%	1.2%
Public transit	6.7%	1.4%
Walked	20.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.7%	10.3%
Other means	1.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Yardville
1-unit, detached	53.1%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	18.1%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	13.6%	13.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Yardville
Poverty rate	6.8%	13.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1965	1965