Princeton vs Wylie

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

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

Wylie has the higher population (58,991 vs 20,966 in Princeton). Wylie has the higher median household income ($113,661 vs $96,766 in Princeton). Wylie has the higher median home value ($350,100 vs $310,700 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Princeton	Wylie
Population	20,966	58,991
Median age	32.9 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$96,766	$113,661
Median home value	$310,700	$350,100
Median gross rent	$2,059	$1,985
Housing units	7,033	19,196
Homeownership rate	80.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeton	Wylie
Population	10,846 → 20,966 (+93.3%)	49,759 → 58,991 (+18.6%)
Median household income	$67,204 → $96,766 (+44.0%)	$92,395 → $113,661 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$185,200 → $310,700 (+67.8%)	$227,700 → $350,100 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,324 → $2,059 (+55.5%)	$1,498 → $1,985 (+32.5%)

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

Wylie

Population

49,75958,991

Median household income

$92,395$113,661

Median home value

$227,700$350,100

Median gross rent

$1,498$1,985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princeton	Wylie
Under 5	6.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	24.9%	21.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	10.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.7%
35 to 44	19.4%	16.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.9%
55 to 64	8.4%	9.1%
65 to 74	3.6%	5.7%
75 and over	1.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeton	Wylie
White (non-Hispanic)	45.0%	50.3%
Black or African American	21.3%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.5%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeton	Wylie
No high school diploma	9.1%	9.4%
High school graduate	28.3%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeton	Wylie
Drove alone	70.1%	66.8%
Carpooled	15.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	18.0%
Other means	0.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeton	Wylie
1-unit, detached	84.8%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Princeton	Wylie
Poverty rate	5.3%	5.6%
Average household size	3.07	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	2012	2006