Princeton city, IN

Gibson County, IN

2022 population: 8,344 ( 300 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.1 square miles
Population density: 1645.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,866	82.29%	10.9%
Black:	431	5.17%	9.4%
Indian:	3	0.04%	83.3%
Asian:	247	2.96%	304.9%
2+ races:	342	4.10%	48.1%
Hispanic:	433	5.19%	103.3%

Total non-White:	1,478	17.71%	57.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-840	-11.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	540	7.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,644
7,706	89.15%
394	4.56%
18	0.21%
61	0.71%
231	2.67%
213	2.46%
938	10.85%

2000
8,000
7,200	90.00%
496	6.20%
0	0.00%
34	0.42%
86	1.07%
158	1.98%
800	10.00%

1990
8,127
7,630	93.88%
354	4.36%
59	0.73%
63	0.78%
n/a
21	0.26%
497	6.12%

1980
8,976
8,513	94.84%
357	3.98%
21	0.23%
54	0.60%
n/a
31	0.35%
463	5.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

506	6.3
138	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-430	-5.3
303	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
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n/a
n/a

-883	-9.8
34	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Princeton city, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.5
1,888	22.6%
6,456	77.4%
1,379	16.5%

3,287
2.41

2,059	62.6%
1,351	65.6%
176	8.5%
1,228	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
2,163	25.0%
6,481	75.0%
1,389	16.1%

3,516
2.34

2,129	60.6%
1,441	67.7%
354	16.6%
1,387	39.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
1,926	24.1%
6,074	75.9%
1,590	19.9%

3,370
2.28

2,084	61.8%
1,540	73.9%
310	14.9%
1,286	38.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.2
1,931	23.8%
6,196	76.2%
1,680	20.7%

3,374
2.34

2,200	65.2%
1,787	81.2%
217	9.9%
1,174	34.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.8
2,292	25.5%
6,684	74.5%
1,673	18.6%

3,583
2.45

2,519	70.3%
2,160	85.7%
212	8.4%
1,064	29.7%

2022 Housing Data for Princeton city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	90	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	107	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	273	8.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	83	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	256	7.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	123	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	125	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	152	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	177	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	364	11.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	357	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	552	16.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	190	5.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	210	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	144	4.4%
$200,000 or more	84	2.6%

Median Household Income	56,378
Per Capita Income	29,591

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	245	7.5%
Public Assistance	38	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	511	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,606	71.5%
Unemployed	116	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,722	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,320	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,138	1,400	60.4%
Non-Profit	116	155	42.8%
Self-Employed	77	9	89.5%

Local Government	61	99	38.1%
State Government	0	7	0.0%
Federal Government	16	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	2,215	1,409	61.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	193	261	42.5%
Total	2,408	1,670	59.0%

Pct. Govt.	4.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	388	9.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	794	19.4%
Professional, Technical	504	12.3%
Service Occupations	423	10.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	55	1.3%
All others	1,994	48.6%

White Collar		41.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,302	31.7%
Retail trade	816	19.9%
Accommodation and food services	349	8.5%
Health care and social assistance	282	6.9%
Educational services	217	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	216	5.3%
Construction	186	4.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	119	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	106	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	100	2.4%
Other services	85	2.1%
Utilities	78	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	73	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	50	1.2%
Public administration	44	1.1%
Wholesale trade	37	0.9%
Information	23	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	0.2%
Finance and insurance	10	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	351	4.21%
Puerto Rican	26	0.31%
Cuban	25	0.30%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	31	0.37%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	31	0.37%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	31	0.37%
Filipino	19	0.23%
Vietnamese	5	0.06%
Indonesian	2	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,554	95.2%
Spanish	321	4.0%
Other Asian	33	0.4%
Tagalog	17	0.2%
German, other Germanic	10	0.1%
Other	3	0.0%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,559	18.7%
Irish	1,150	13.8%
English	661	7.9%
American	659	7.9%
French	160	1.9%
Scottish	157	1.9%
Polish	71	0.9%
Italian	59	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	51	0.6%
Greek	50	0.6%
Russian	50	0.6%
Welsh	48	0.6%
Dutch	40	0.5%
British	39	0.5%
Scandinavian	30	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,169	97.9%
Not a citizen	175	2.1%

Native	8,052	96.5%
Foreign-born	292	3.5%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Princeton city, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
281	4.9%	467	8.1%	2,767	48.2%	1,539	26.8%	527	9.2%	155	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	281	4.9%
9-12 Years	467	8.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,767	48.2%
Some College	1,539	26.8%
Bach. Degree	527	9.2%
Grad Degree	155	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	50%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	2,117	67.2%	Woody Myers (D)	736	23.4%	297 [+]	9.4%	3,150	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 297 (9.4%);
2018	S1	39%	Mike Braun (R)	1,426	58.2%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	915	37.3%	109 [+]	4.4%	2,450	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 109 (4.4%);
2016	S3	50%	Todd Young (R)	1,657	52.3%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,306	41.2%	205 [+]	6.5%	3,168	0	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 205 (6.5%);
2016	G	50%	Eric Holcomb (R)	1,712	53.9%	John Gregg (D)	1,382	43.5%	82 [+]	2.6%	3,176	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 82 (2.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,832
Median Value	$117,800

Occupied	3,287	85.8%
Vacant	545	14.2%

Owned	2,020	61.5%
Rented	1,267	38.5%
Median Rent	$777

Single-Family Units	2,536	66.2%
Detached	2,472	64.5%
Attached	64	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	645	16.8%
Mobile Homes	209	5.5%

Princeton city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Princeton city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Princeton city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Princeton city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Princeton city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Princeton city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Princeton city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Princeton city, IN