Leggett vs Princeville

A side-by-side comparison of Leggett and Princeville: population, income, housing, and more.

Leggett and Princeville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Princeville has the higher population (1,502 vs 50 in Leggett). Princeville has the higher median household income ($49,583 vs $42,188 in Leggett). Since 2019, Leggett's population has grown faster (+13.6% vs -29.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Leggett	Princeville
Population	50	1,502
Median age	65.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	$49,583
Median home value	—	$99,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,017
Housing units	36	705
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leggett	Princeville
Population	44 → 50 (+13.6%)	2,119 → 1,502 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$29,688 → $42,188 (+42.1%)	$33,878 → $49,583 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $74,300 (+1.6%)	$71,700 → $99,100 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $1,017 (+42.6%)

Leggett

Population

4450

Median household income

$29,688$42,188

Median home value

$73,100$74,300

Princeville

Population

2,1191,502

Median household income

$33,878$49,583

Median home value

$71,700$99,100

Median gross rent

$713$1,017

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leggett	Princeville
Under 5	24.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	2.0%	23.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.5%
35 to 44	6.0%	16.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	4.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	52.0%	16.6%
75 and over	2.0%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leggett	Princeville
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	1.7%
Black or African American	78.0%	97.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leggett	Princeville
No high school diploma	48.6%	19.5%
High school graduate	27.0%	52.3%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leggett	Princeville
Drove alone	93.8%	73.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	6.3%	0.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leggett	Princeville
1-unit, detached	88.9%	35.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	47.7%

Poverty & households

	Leggett	Princeville
Poverty rate	2.0%	24.1%
Average household size	1.92	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1943	2000