Princeton vs Wilson's Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Princeton and Wilson's Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilson's Mills has the higher population (2,652 vs 1,543 in Princeton). Wilson's Mills has the higher median household income ($61,677 vs $36,656 in Princeton). Wilson's Mills has the higher median home value ($228,700 vs $165,800 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Wilson's Mills
Population	1,543	2,652
Median age	34.8 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,656	$61,677
Median home value	$165,800	$228,700
Median gross rent	$686	$874
Housing units	728	807
Homeownership rate	48.7%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Wilson's Mills
Population	1,067 → 1,543 (+44.6%)	2,613 → 2,652 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$24,917 → $36,656 (+47.1%)	$55,114 → $61,677 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$95,700 → $165,800 (+73.2%)	$129,400 → $228,700 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $686 (-6.5%)	$1,008 → $874 (-13.3%)

Princeton

Population

1,0671,543

Median household income

$24,917$36,656

Median home value

$95,700$165,800

Median gross rent

$734$686

Wilson's Mills

Population

2,6132,652

Median household income

$55,114$61,677

Median home value

$129,400$228,700

Median gross rent

$1,008$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Wilson's Mills
Under 5	9.3%	12.6%
5 to 17	20.9%	24.8%
18 to 24	5.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	18.3%
35 to 44	15.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	9.7%
55 to 64	8.6%	6.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	3.6%
75 and over	9.1%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Wilson's Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	40.2%
Black or African American	18.8%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	29.1%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Wilson's Mills
No high school diploma	19.9%	7.7%
High school graduate	25.7%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Wilson's Mills
Drove alone	94.5%	84.6%
Carpooled	0.7%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Wilson's Mills
1-unit, detached	60.0%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Wilson's Mills
Poverty rate	10.6%	33.6%
Average household size	2.46	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1977	1997