Princeville vs Speed

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

Princeville and Speed 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 81 in Speed). Princeville has the higher median home value ($99,100 vs $75,400 in Speed). Since 2019, Speed's population has grown faster (+2.5% vs -29.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Princeville	Speed
Population	1,502	81
Median age	40.9 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	—
Median home value	$99,100	$75,400
Median gross rent	$1,017	—
Housing units	705	55
Homeownership rate	70.5%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeville	Speed
Population	2,119 → 1,502 (-29.1%)	79 → 81 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$33,878 → $49,583 (+46.4%)	$21,875 → $27,500 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $99,100 (+38.2%)	$67,600 → $75,400 (+11.5%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $1,017 (+42.6%)	—

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

Speed

Population

7981

Median household income

$21,875$27,500

Median home value

$67,600$75,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeville	Speed
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.7%	4.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	16.4%	7.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	18.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.1%
65 to 74	16.6%	43.2%
75 and over	2.7%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeville	Speed
White (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	34.6%
Black or African American	97.5%	59.3%
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%	6.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeville	Speed
No high school diploma	19.5%	14.3%
High school graduate	52.3%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeville	Speed
Drove alone	73.0%	79.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	20.5%
Other means	6.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeville	Speed
1-unit, detached	35.7%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47.7%	56.4%

Poverty & households

	Princeville	Speed
Poverty rate	24.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.81	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	2000	1993