Princeton vs Prosper

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

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

Prosper has the higher population (34,567 vs 20,966 in Princeton). Prosper has the higher median household income ($187,603 vs $96,766 in Princeton). Prosper has the higher median home value ($694,600 vs $310,700 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Prosper
Population	20,966	34,567
Median age	32.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,766	$187,603
Median home value	$310,700	$694,600
Median gross rent	$2,059	$2,152
Housing units	7,033	10,865
Homeownership rate	80.0%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	63.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Prosper
Population	10,846 → 20,966 (+93.3%)	22,517 → 34,567 (+53.5%)
Median household income	$67,204 → $96,766 (+44.0%)	$146,733 → $187,603 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$185,200 → $310,700 (+67.8%)	$459,500 → $694,600 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,324 → $2,059 (+55.5%)	$1,497 → $2,152 (+43.8%)

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

Prosper

Population

22,51734,567

Median household income

$146,733$187,603

Median home value

$459,500$694,600

Median gross rent

$1,497$2,152

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Prosper
Under 5	6.2%	7.9%
5 to 17	24.9%	25.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	5.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	8.3%
35 to 44	19.4%	17.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	18.5%
55 to 64	8.4%	8.4%
65 to 74	3.6%	5.2%
75 and over	1.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Prosper
White (non-Hispanic)	45.0%	65.0%
Black or African American	21.3%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.5%	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Prosper
No high school diploma	9.1%	3.1%
High school graduate	28.3%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	41.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Prosper
Drove alone	70.1%	60.3%
Carpooled	15.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	33.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Prosper
1-unit, detached	84.8%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	4.4%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Prosper
Poverty rate	5.3%	3.0%
Average household size	3.07	3.43
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	2012	2013