Micro vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (1,543 vs 788 in Micro). Micro has the higher median household income ($51,094 vs $36,656 in Princeton). Micro has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $165,800 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Micro	Princeton
Population	788	1,543
Median age	31.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,094	$36,656
Median home value	$212,500	$165,800
Median gross rent	$748	$686
Housing units	315	728
Homeownership rate	53.3%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Micro	Princeton
Population	672 → 788 (+17.3%)	1,067 → 1,543 (+44.6%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $51,094 (+60.3%)	$24,917 → $36,656 (+47.1%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $212,500 (+148.8%)	$95,700 → $165,800 (+73.2%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $748 (-2.7%)	$734 → $686 (-6.5%)

Micro

Population

672788

Median household income

$31,875$51,094

Median home value

$85,400$212,500

Median gross rent

$769$748

Princeton

Population

1,0671,543

Median household income

$24,917$36,656

Median home value

$95,700$165,800

Median gross rent

$734$686

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Micro	Princeton
Under 5	11.9%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	17.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	17.0%	15.7%
45 to 54	7.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	6.5%	8.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.6%
75 and over	5.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Micro	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	41.5%	47.8%
Black or African American	17.9%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	29.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Micro	Princeton
No high school diploma	12.3%	19.9%
High school graduate	45.1%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Micro	Princeton
Drove alone	61.7%	94.5%
Carpooled	16.1%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.3%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Micro	Princeton
1-unit, detached	48.3%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	28.6%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Micro	Princeton
Poverty rate	21.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1984	1977