Fords vs Princeton Meadows

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

Fords 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.

Princeton Meadows has the higher population (15,382 vs 13,052 in Fords). Princeton Meadows has the higher median household income ($124,065 vs $116,250 in Fords). Princeton Meadows has the higher median home value ($636,300 vs $414,100 in Fords).

Population, income & housing

	Fords	Princeton Meadows
Population	13,052	15,382
Median age	39.5 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$116,250	$124,065
Median home value	$414,100	$636,300
Median gross rent	$1,976	$1,937
Housing units	4,770	6,499
Homeownership rate	71.9%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.8%	76.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fords	Princeton Meadows
Population	15,250 → 13,052 (-14.4%)	13,717 → 15,382 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$94,948 → $116,250 (+22.4%)	$104,245 → $124,065 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$314,200 → $414,100 (+31.8%)	$392,800 → $636,300 (+62.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,547 → $1,976 (+27.7%)	$1,653 → $1,937 (+17.2%)

Fords

Population

15,25013,052

Median household income

$94,948$116,250

Median home value

$314,200$414,100

Median gross rent

$1,547$1,976

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)

	Fords	Princeton Meadows
Under 5	7.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	18.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	15.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.5%
75 and over	5.6%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fords	Princeton Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	22.7%
Black or African American	10.5%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	18.5%	62.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fords	Princeton Meadows
No high school diploma	8.8%	2.2%
High school graduate	24.4%	6.1%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	39.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fords	Princeton Meadows
Drove alone	73.9%	60.5%
Carpooled	9.6%	3.9%
Public transit	3.3%	5.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	29.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fords	Princeton Meadows
1-unit, detached	70.9%	22.7%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	47.6%
20 or more units	15.5%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fords	Princeton Meadows
Poverty rate	5.1%	2.6%
Average household size	2.78	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1957	1986