Celina vs Princeton

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

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

Celina has the higher population (27,141 vs 20,966 in Princeton). Celina has the higher median household income ($155,875 vs $96,766 in Princeton). Celina has the higher median home value ($458,000 vs $310,700 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Celina	Princeton
Population	27,141	20,966
Median age	36.5 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$155,875	$96,766
Median home value	$458,000	$310,700
Median gross rent	$2,064	$2,059
Housing units	8,879	7,033
Homeownership rate	93.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.3%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Celina	Princeton
Population	11,116 → 27,141 (+144.2%)	10,846 → 20,966 (+93.3%)
Median household income	$124,375 → $155,875 (+25.3%)	$67,204 → $96,766 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$318,300 → $458,000 (+43.9%)	$185,200 → $310,700 (+67.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,628 → $2,064 (+26.8%)	$1,324 → $2,059 (+55.5%)

Celina

Population

11,11627,141

Median household income

$124,375$155,875

Median home value

$318,300$458,000

Median gross rent

$1,628$2,064

Princeton

Population

10,84620,966

Median household income

$67,204$96,766

Median home value

$185,200$310,700

Median gross rent

$1,324$2,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Celina	Princeton
Under 5	4.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	23.1%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.6%
35 to 44	19.1%	19.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	7.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	3.6%
75 and over	2.2%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Celina	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	53.3%	45.0%
Black or African American	11.1%	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	11.9%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.2%
Two or more races	6.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	27.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Celina	Princeton
No high school diploma	5.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	14.1%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Celina	Princeton
Drove alone	59.3%	70.1%
Carpooled	6.5%	15.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.3%	12.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Celina	Princeton
1-unit, detached	96.2%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Celina	Princeton
Poverty rate	6.1%	5.3%
Average household size	3.23	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	2012	2012