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Princeton, MO

1,434 Population
1.6 square miles 902.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±3.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Mercer County: 40.8 ±1.1
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,567 ±$3,214 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mercer County: $26,940 ±$2,100
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$55,066 ±$12,260 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mercer County: $60,357 † ±$10,789
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

19.1% ±9.8% (264  ±141) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mercer County: 14.7% † 506 (±5.5% / ±188)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

23.9 minutes ±5.2 (12,985  ±4,017) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Mercer County: 24.3 † 30,405 (±2.7 / ±4,435)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

527 ±64 Number of households
  • Mercer County: 1,288 ±87
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.6 ±0.2 (1,371  ±207) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Mercer County: 2.7 3,429 (±0.2 / ±4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

7.4% ±5.1% (28  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mercer County: 10.7% † 74 (±5.4% / ±38)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

639 ±77 Number of housing units
  • Mercer County: 1,908 ±23
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$69,200 ±$8,197 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mercer County: $95,300 † ±$11,609
  • about one-third of the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

13% ±4.3% (183  ±66.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Mercer County: 11% † 376 (±3.4% / ±115.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

87.5% ±6.2% (813  ±110.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Mercer County: 90.6% 2,157 (±6.5% / ±158)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
16.4% ±5.2% (152  ±51.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 17.9% † 427 (±3.4% / ±81)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.6% ±2.1% (80  ±32) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mercer County: 3.3% 114
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

4.2% ±2.5% (44  ±27) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mercer County: 6.9% † 182 (±1.7% / ±46)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
44 Total veterans ±27 37 Male ±27 7 Female ±8

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