Princeton Meadows vs South River

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

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

South River has the higher population (16,007 vs 15,382 in Princeton Meadows). Princeton Meadows has the higher median household income ($124,065 vs $101,853 in South River). Princeton Meadows has the higher median home value ($636,300 vs $382,500 in South River).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton Meadows	South River
Population	15,382	16,007
Median age	35.2 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$124,065	$101,853
Median home value	$636,300	$382,500
Median gross rent	$1,937	$1,599
Housing units	6,499	5,789
Homeownership rate	38.8%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.3%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton Meadows	South River
Population	13,717 → 15,382 (+12.1%)	16,001 → 16,007 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$104,245 → $124,065 (+19.0%)	$78,162 → $101,853 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$392,800 → $636,300 (+62.0%)	$299,600 → $382,500 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,653 → $1,937 (+17.2%)	$1,288 → $1,599 (+24.1%)

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

South River

Population

16,00116,007

Median household income

$78,162$101,853

Median home value

$299,600$382,500

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,599

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton Meadows	South River
Under 5	5.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	18.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	18.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	18.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	15.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	8.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.5%	6.7%
75 and over	1.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton Meadows	South River
White (non-Hispanic)	22.7%	53.4%
Black or African American	7.6%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	62.0%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	26.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton Meadows	South River
No high school diploma	2.2%	13.6%
High school graduate	6.1%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.5%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.8%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton Meadows	South River
Drove alone	60.5%	72.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	10.9%
Public transit	5.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.6%	6.6%
Other means	0.6%	6.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton Meadows	South River
1-unit, detached	22.7%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	47.6%	8.8%
20 or more units	8.9%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeton Meadows	South River
Poverty rate	2.6%	11.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1986	1958