Dalton vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (1,167 vs 221 in Dalton). Dalton has the higher median household income ($61,667 vs $54,167 in Princeton). Dalton has the higher median home value ($124,300 vs $102,100 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Princeton
Population	221	1,167
Median age	35.2 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,667	$54,167
Median home value	$124,300	$102,100
Median gross rent	$930	$728
Housing units	102	604
Homeownership rate	70.5%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Princeton
Population	196 → 221 (+12.8%)	1,190 → 1,167 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$54,750 → $61,667 (+12.6%)	$41,771 → $54,167 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $124,300 (+39.8%)	$88,200 → $102,100 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,167 → $930 (-20.3%)	$640 → $728 (+13.8%)

Dalton

Population

196221

Median household income

$54,750$61,667

Median home value

$88,900$124,300

Median gross rent

$1,167$930

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)

	Dalton	Princeton
Under 5	12.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	10.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	5.4%	20.7%
75 and over	4.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	95.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Princeton
No high school diploma	11.6%	5.7%
High school graduate	43.5%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Princeton
Drove alone	67.0%	77.4%
Carpooled	16.5%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Princeton
1-unit, detached	92.2%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Princeton
Poverty rate	18.1%	15.2%
Average household size	2.83	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1938	1948