Markesan vs Princeton

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

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

Markesan has the higher population (1,276 vs 1,167 in Princeton). Markesan has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $54,167 in Princeton). Markesan has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $102,100 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Markesan	Princeton
Population	1,276	1,167
Median age	50.0 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$54,167
Median home value	$147,800	$102,100
Median gross rent	$479	$728
Housing units	626	604
Homeownership rate	75.1%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Markesan	Princeton
Population	1,284 → 1,276 (-0.6%)	1,190 → 1,167 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$54,609 → $61,250 (+12.2%)	$41,771 → $54,167 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$113,000 → $147,800 (+30.8%)	$88,200 → $102,100 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $479 (-32.1%)	$640 → $728 (+13.8%)

Markesan

Population

1,2841,276

Median household income

$54,609$61,250

Median home value

$113,000$147,800

Median gross rent

$705$479

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)

	Markesan	Princeton
Under 5	6.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	7.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	17.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	20.7%
75 and over	14.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Markesan	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.9%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Markesan	Princeton
No high school diploma	10.1%	5.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Markesan	Princeton
Drove alone	81.5%	77.4%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Markesan	Princeton
1-unit, detached	75.9%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	6.1%
20 or more units	7.3%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Markesan	Princeton
Poverty rate	21.5%	15.2%
Average household size	2.23	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1959	1948