Melissa vs Princeton

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

Melissa 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 17,497 in Melissa). Melissa has the higher median household income ($137,875 vs $96,766 in Princeton). Melissa has the higher median home value ($430,300 vs $310,700 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Melissa	Princeton
Population	17,497	20,966
Median age	36.5 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$137,875	$96,766
Median home value	$430,300	$310,700
Median gross rent	$2,341	$2,059
Housing units	5,481	7,033
Homeownership rate	88.3%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melissa	Princeton
Population	9,487 → 17,497 (+84.4%)	10,846 → 20,966 (+93.3%)
Median household income	$118,348 → $137,875 (+16.5%)	$67,204 → $96,766 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$307,700 → $430,300 (+39.8%)	$185,200 → $310,700 (+67.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,098 → $2,341 (+11.6%)	$1,324 → $2,059 (+55.5%)

Melissa

Population

9,48717,497

Median household income

$118,348$137,875

Median home value

$307,700$430,300

Median gross rent

$2,098$2,341

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)

	Melissa	Princeton
Under 5	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.5%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	20.0%	19.4%
45 to 54	17.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	7.6%	8.4%
65 to 74	3.6%	3.6%
75 and over	3.5%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melissa	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	45.0%
Black or African American	17.3%	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	27.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melissa	Princeton
No high school diploma	5.4%	9.1%
High school graduate	18.2%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melissa	Princeton
Drove alone	56.1%	70.1%
Carpooled	13.6%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.3%	12.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melissa	Princeton
1-unit, detached	93.4%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Melissa	Princeton
Poverty rate	2.6%	5.3%
Average household size	3.28	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	2015	2012