Colonia vs Princeton Meadows

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

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

Colonia has the higher population (18,294 vs 15,382 in Princeton Meadows). Colonia has the higher median household income ($134,301 vs $124,065 in Princeton Meadows). Princeton Meadows has the higher median home value ($636,300 vs $473,200 in Colonia).

Population, income & housing

	Colonia	Princeton Meadows
Population	18,294	15,382
Median age	43.3 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$134,301	$124,065
Median home value	$473,200	$636,300
Median gross rent	$1,964	$1,937
Housing units	6,243	6,499
Homeownership rate	88.2%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	76.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colonia	Princeton Meadows
Population	17,801 → 18,294 (+2.8%)	13,717 → 15,382 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$112,590 → $134,301 (+19.3%)	$104,245 → $124,065 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$363,900 → $473,200 (+30.0%)	$392,800 → $636,300 (+62.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,637 → $1,964 (+20.0%)	$1,653 → $1,937 (+17.2%)

Colonia

Population

17,80118,294

Median household income

$112,590$134,301

Median home value

$363,900$473,200

Median gross rent

$1,637$1,964

Princeton Meadows

Population

13,71715,382

Median household income

$104,245$124,065

Median home value

$392,800$636,300

Median gross rent

$1,653$1,937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colonia	Princeton Meadows
Under 5	4.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	18.7%
35 to 44	14.6%	18.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	15.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	6.5%
75 and over	7.4%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colonia	Princeton Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	22.7%
Black or African American	4.4%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.2%	62.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colonia	Princeton Meadows
No high school diploma	8.3%	2.2%
High school graduate	23.1%	6.1%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	39.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colonia	Princeton Meadows
Drove alone	75.7%	60.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	3.9%
Public transit	2.6%	5.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	29.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colonia	Princeton Meadows
1-unit, detached	89.3%	22.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	47.6%
20 or more units	3.5%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colonia	Princeton Meadows
Poverty rate	5.9%	2.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1959	1986