Demographics of Princeton city, Minnesota

Princeton city, Minnesota had 5,480 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +460 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Princeton city, in four figures

5,480
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,274 ±216.; +9.2%
Change since July 2020: +460 people.; 39.4 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,219 ±$13,110
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Princeton city, Minnesota's population grew 9.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Princeton city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Princeton city, Minnesota's population grew 9.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Princeton city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,020	100.0	100.0
2021	5,088	101.4	100.2
2022	5,316	105.9	100.7
2023	5,335	106.3	101.6
2024	5,361	106.8	102.5
2025	5,480	109.2	103.1

Population of Princeton city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,020	—
2021	5,088	+68
2022	5,316	+228
2023	5,335	+19
2024	5,361	+26
2025	5,480	+119

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±2.6: for men 37.6 ±5.8 and for women 42.4 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Princeton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	286 ±117	5.4% ±2.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	691 ±162	13.1% ±3.0	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	590 ±159	11.2% ±3.0	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,394 ±260	26.4% ±4.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,027 ±258	19.5% ±4.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,286 ±265	24.4% ±4.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,219 ±$13,110, and income per person $31,770 ±$4,216, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Princeton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	376 ±138	18.4% ±6.6	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	493 ±181	24.2% ±8.7	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	334 ±148	16.4% ±7.1	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	259 ±116	12.7% ±5.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	353 ±133	17.3% ±6.4	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	89 to 307	4.4% to 15.0%	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 58	0% to 2.8%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Princeton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	441 ±168	8.5% ±3.2	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 94	0% to 9.5%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	80 to 242	6.2% ±3.0	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	101 to 379	6.8% to 23.3%	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Princeton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Princeton city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	2,238 ±196	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.1% ±10.3	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 16.0%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.1% ±9.1	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.9% ±7.3	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,700 ±$17,634	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$991 ±$152	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±4	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Princeton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12 to 166	0.2% to 3.1%	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,004 ±252	94.9% ±2.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.9%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 85	0% to 1.6%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 103	0.1% to 2.0%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12 to 132	0.2% to 2.5%	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Princeton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	4,265 ±253	80.9% ±3.5	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	947 ±260	18.0% ±4.9	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8 to 116	0.2% to 2.2%	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 55	0% to 1.0%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 85	0% to 1.6%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Princeton city among the places of Minnesota

144th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Princeton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Glencoe city	5,695 ±16
International Falls city	5,642 ±28
Credit River city	5,551 ±33
St. Paul Park city	5,457 ±21
Montevideo city	5,315 ±50
Princeton city	5,274 ±216
La Crescent city	5,251 ±30
North Oaks city	5,179 ±40
Morris city	5,128 ±68
Falcon Heights city	5,085 ±38
Redwood Falls city	5,068 ±46

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 21 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 72 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 81 Places in Minnesota by median rent
No. 91 Places in Minnesota by median household income
No. 107 Places in Minnesota by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026