COMPARING TWO PLACES
Princeton vs Chico
PLACE A
Princeton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Chico, Texas
Princeton is 3800% larger than Chico. Princeton earns more, with a median household income $29,461 higher. Princeton has grown faster since 2000 (150% vs -6%).
PRINCETONCHICODIFFERENCE
Total population43,5241,116+3800% vs Chico
Population density4,310735+3,575
Population growth150.1%-5.6%+155.7 pts
Median age32.432.2+0.2
Male49.7%50.7%−1.0 pts
Female50.3%49.3%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born18.5%3.6%+14.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.4%77.0%−37.6 pts
Black26.9%3.2%+23.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.8%16.9%+8.8 pts
Asian5.6%0.5%+5.2 pts
Other2.3%2.4%−0.1 pts
Median household income$105,200$75,739+$29,461
Per capita income$37,704$26,154+$11,550
Poverty rate4.1%10.5%−6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.359−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%14.0%+14.6 pts
Graduate degree6.9%7.0%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%14.7%−12.2 pts
Labor force participation75.6%65.4%+10.3 pts
Median home value$331,000$170,300+$160,700
Median gross rent$2,239$1,317+$922
Owner-occupied75.7%66.9%+8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.2%13.7%−10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.0%34.2%+6.8 pts
Average commute32.226.5+5.7
Worked from home14.5%8.0%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured15.9%20.0%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025