CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Princeton

Kansas · 291 residents · 0.39 sq mi

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Princeton is a city of 291 people in Kansas. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $25,000. Median rent is $281 a month. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

291

−8%vs 2000

vs 317 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024236

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410%(29)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(19)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.9%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(40)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(48)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.9%(20)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(30)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(13)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.7%(2)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,250

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,953

−32%vs 2000

vs $11,698 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,000

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.9%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

18.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(302)

Black0.6%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(2)

Asian0.6%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(284)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(6)

Asian2.4%(7)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.4%(34)

Ancestry

German29.7%(70)

Irish8.9%(21)

English8.1%(19)

Russian4.2%(10)

Swedish3.8%(9)

Scottish1.7%(4)

French1.3%(3)

American0.8%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(2)

Dutch0.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Russian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.5%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.2%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.8 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 17.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married16.7%(15)

Married63.3%(57)

Widowed4.4%(4)

Divorced15.6%(14)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(31)

Married57.1%(56)

Widowed3.1%(3)

Divorced8.2%(8)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−11.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.7%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.1%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 73.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.4%

−9.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)50%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era7.1%(1)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 14 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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