Princeton

Population: 1,167
Median household income: $54,167
Median home value: $102,100

Princeton is a community in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, home to 1,167 residents. At $54,167, its median household income sits below Green Lake County's $66,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Princeton's population declined 1.9% from 1,190 to 1,167, while its median home value rose 15.8% from $88,200 to $102,100.

15.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,167
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,167
Median home value: $102,100
Median gross rent: $728
Housing units: 604
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1901,167

Median household income

$41,771$54,167

Median home value

$88,200$102,100

Median gross rent

$640$728

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,190	$41,771	$88,200	$640
2020	1,194	$45,357	$90,100	$607
2021	1,163	$53,083	$88,900	$549
2022	1,106	$59,904	$99,100	$720
2023	1,167	$54,167	$102,100	$728

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7420.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	4.2%
5 to 17	158	13.5%
18 to 24	125	10.7%
25 to 34	90	7.7%
35 to 44	159	13.6%
45 to 54	125	10.7%
55 to 64	131	11.2%
65 to 74	241	20.7%
75 and over	89	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,118	95.8%
Black or African American	8	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.7%
Two or more races	21	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate51.7%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	5.7%
High school graduate	432	51.7%
Some college or associate's	230	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	81	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	44	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	468	77.4%
Carpooled	60	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	10.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	190	35.0%
15 to 29 min	198	36.5%
30 to 44 min	62	11.4%
45 to 59 min	69	12.7%
60+ min	24	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 15.2% (175 of 1,148)

	Count	Share
Family households	256	49.4%
Nonfamily households	262	50.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	518	85.8%
Vacant	86	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	354	68.3%
Renter-occupied	164	31.7%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	450	74.5%
1-unit, attached	6	1.0%
2 to 4 units	60	9.9%
5 to 19 units	37	6.1%
20 or more units	30	5.0%
Mobile home & other	21	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5565600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 43.8559, -89.1248