Berlin vs Princeton

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

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

Berlin has the higher population (5,523 vs 1,167 in Princeton). Berlin has the higher median household income ($55,216 vs $54,167 in Princeton). Berlin has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $102,100 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Princeton
Population	5,523	1,167
Median age	41.6 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,216	$54,167
Median home value	$143,800	$102,100
Median gross rent	$814	$728
Housing units	2,689	604
Homeownership rate	58.6%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Princeton
Population	5,383 → 5,523 (+2.6%)	1,190 → 1,167 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$49,637 → $55,216 (+11.2%)	$41,771 → $54,167 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$109,000 → $143,800 (+31.9%)	$88,200 → $102,100 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $814 (+9.7%)	$640 → $728 (+13.8%)

Berlin

Population

5,3835,523

Median household income

$49,637$55,216

Median home value

$109,000$143,800

Median gross rent

$742$814

Princeton

Population

1,1901,167

Median household income

$41,771$54,167

Median home value

$88,200$102,100

Median gross rent

$640$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Princeton
Under 5	5.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	17.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	20.7%
75 and over	8.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Princeton
No high school diploma	10.1%	5.7%
High school graduate	40.0%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Princeton
Drove alone	80.4%	77.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	10.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Princeton
1-unit, detached	63.8%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	6.1%
20 or more units	8.1%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Princeton
Poverty rate	17.6%	15.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1966	1948