Fairview vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (20,966 vs 10,570 in Fairview). Fairview has the higher median household income ($107,308 vs $96,766 in Princeton). Fairview has the higher median home value ($544,800 vs $310,700 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Princeton
Population	10,570	20,966
Median age	50.1 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$107,308	$96,766
Median home value	$544,800	$310,700
Median gross rent	$1,875	$2,059
Housing units	4,767	7,033
Homeownership rate	73.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Princeton
Population	8,832 → 10,570 (+19.7%)	10,846 → 20,966 (+93.3%)
Median household income	$94,507 → $107,308 (+13.5%)	$67,204 → $96,766 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$376,400 → $544,800 (+44.7%)	$185,200 → $310,700 (+67.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,553 → $1,875 (+20.7%)	$1,324 → $2,059 (+55.5%)

Fairview

Population

8,83210,570

Median household income

$94,507$107,308

Median home value

$376,400$544,800

Median gross rent

$1,553$1,875

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)

	Fairview	Princeton
Under 5	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	24.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	6.3%	15.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	19.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	8.4%
65 to 74	15.8%	3.6%
75 and over	16.4%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	45.0%
Black or African American	7.2%	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	27.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Princeton
No high school diploma	2.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	13.2%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	40.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Princeton
Drove alone	62.5%	70.1%
Carpooled	3.2%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.4%	12.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Princeton
1-unit, detached	65.3%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	24.2%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Princeton
Poverty rate	15.7%	5.3%
Average household size	2.41	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	2006	2012