Iselin vs Princeton Meadows

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

Iselin 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.

Iselin has the higher population (19,151 vs 15,382 in Princeton Meadows). Princeton Meadows has the higher median household income ($124,065 vs $112,615 in Iselin). Princeton Meadows has the higher median home value ($636,300 vs $394,200 in Iselin).

Population, income & housing

	Iselin	Princeton Meadows
Population	19,151	15,382
Median age	38.4 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$112,615	$124,065
Median home value	$394,200	$636,300
Median gross rent	$2,051	$1,937
Housing units	6,618	6,499
Homeownership rate	66.2%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.0%	76.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iselin	Princeton Meadows
Population	18,175 → 19,151 (+5.4%)	13,717 → 15,382 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$98,250 → $112,615 (+14.6%)	$104,245 → $124,065 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$306,700 → $394,200 (+28.5%)	$392,800 → $636,300 (+62.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,769 → $2,051 (+15.9%)	$1,653 → $1,937 (+17.2%)

Iselin

Population

18,17519,151

Median household income

$98,250$112,615

Median home value

$306,700$394,200

Median gross rent

$1,769$2,051

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)

	Iselin	Princeton Meadows
Under 5	4.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	18.7%
35 to 44	15.9%	18.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	15.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.5%
75 and over	5.7%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iselin	Princeton Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	22.7%
Black or African American	8.1%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	54.2%	62.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iselin	Princeton Meadows
No high school diploma	11.1%	2.2%
High school graduate	20.3%	6.1%
Some college or associate's	13.6%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.3%	39.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iselin	Princeton Meadows
Drove alone	53.4%	60.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	3.9%
Public transit	14.4%	5.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	29.6%
Other means	3.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iselin	Princeton Meadows
1-unit, detached	66.8%	22.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	47.6%
20 or more units	12.9%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Iselin	Princeton Meadows
Poverty rate	6.4%	2.6%
Average household size	3.01	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1961	1986