Princeton vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (192 vs 88 in Princeton). Princeton has the higher median household income ($143,684 vs $41,250 in Waterloo). Since 2019, Waterloo's population has grown faster (+27.2% vs +8.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Waterloo
Population	88	192
Median age	48.7 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$143,684	$41,250
Housing units	32	101
Homeownership rate	100.0%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Waterloo
Population	81 → 88 (+8.6%)	151 → 192 (+27.2%)
Median household income	—	$21,250 → $41,250 (+94.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$588 → $685 (+16.5%)

Princeton

Population

8188

Waterloo

Population

151192

Median household income

$21,250$41,250

Median gross rent

$588$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Waterloo
Under 5	0.0%	17.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.3%
18 to 24	36.4%	12.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	1.0%
45 to 54	42.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	13.5%
75 and over	0.0%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	13.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	81.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Waterloo
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.5%
High school graduate	42.9%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Waterloo
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	100.0%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Waterloo
Poverty rate	0.0%	37.0%
Average household size	2.75	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	35	40
Median year structure built	1938	1968