Princetown town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,944 ( 171 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.9 square miles
Population density: 81.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,833	94.29%	9.8%
Black:	37	1.90%	362.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	74	3.81%	362.5%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	111	5.71%	35.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-200	-11.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	29	1.7

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
2,115
2,033	96.12%
8	0.38%
8	0.38%
26	1.23%
16	0.76%
24	1.13%
82	3.88%

2000
2,132
2,080	97.56%
12	0.56%
0	0.00%
3	0.14%
10	0.47%
27	1.27%
52	2.44%

1990
2,031
2,022	99.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.20%
n/a
5	0.25%
9	0.44%

1980
1,804
1,796	99.56%
4	0.22%
2	0.11%
2	0.11%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.44%

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

-47	-2.2
30	1.4

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

58	2.9
43	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

226	12.5
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Princetown town, NY

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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
47.0
321	16.5%
1,623	83.5%
446	22.9%

753
2.56

519	68.9%
441	85.0%
17	3.3%
234	31.1%

2010
Number	Percent
46.5
402	19.0%
1,713	81.0%
311	14.7%

826
2.54

614	74.3%
522	85.0%
17	2.8%
212	25.7%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
543	25.5%
1,589	74.5%
248	11.6%

794
2.69

612	77.1%
529	86.4%
20	3.3%
182	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
544	26.8%
1,487	73.2%
218	10.7%

691
2.94

566	81.9%
518	91.5%
18	3.2%
125	18.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
545	30.2%
1,259	69.8%
135	7.5%

601
3.00

507	84.4%
464	91.5%
25	4.9%
94	15.6%

2022 Housing Data for Princetown town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	26	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	22	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	1.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	62	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	127	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	95	12.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	109	14.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	85	11.3%
$200,000 or more	83	11.0%

Median Household Income	99,761
Per Capita Income	47,015

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	3.5%
Public Assistance	16	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	43	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	953	76.5%
Unemployed	24	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	977	78.4%
Not in Labor Force	269	21.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	398	272	59.4%
Non-Profit	19	41	31.7%
Self-Employed	55	36	60.4%

Local Government	43	26	62.3%
State Government	54	60	47.4%
Federal Government	5	9	35.7%

Total Private + Self	453	308	59.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	121	136	47.1%
Total	574	444	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	143	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	200	19.6%
Professional, Technical	274	26.9%
Service Occupations	165	16.2%
All others	236	23.2%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	130	12.8%
Construction	124	12.2%
Public administration	116	11.4%
Manufacturing	112	11.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	86	8.4%
Educational services	82	8.1%
Retail trade	76	7.5%
Finance and insurance	53	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	53	5.2%
Other services	36	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	24	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	2.0%
Management	17	1.7%
Wholesale trade	12	1.2%
Utilities	7	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.7%
Information	5	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,775	97.2%
Other Indo-European	24	1.3%
German, other Germanic	15	0.8%
Spanish	6	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	501	25.8%
German	347	17.8%
Irish	303	15.6%
English	206	10.6%
Polish	153	7.9%
American	109	5.6%
Dutch	78	4.0%
Scottish	69	3.5%
European	67	3.4%
French Canadian	47	2.4%
French	37	1.9%
Russian	32	1.6%
Welsh	19	1.0%
Yugoslavian	15	0.8%
British	9	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,944	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,907	98.1%
Foreign-born	37	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	0.9%	75	5.1%	440	30.0%	479	32.6%	323	22.0%	139	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	0.9%
9-12 Years	75	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	440	30.0%
Some College	479	32.6%
Bach. Degree	323	22.0%
Grad Degree	139	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +65	D +15	D + 5.3%
D +80
2020 vs. 2012	R +174	R +157	R + 9.0%
D +17
2020 vs. 2008	R +116	R +123	R + 7.7%
D -7

2016 vs. 2008	R +51	R +138	R + 13.0%
D -87
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	834	64.3%	Joe Biden (D)	438	33.8%	25	1.9%	1,297	27	18	0.02%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	769	64.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	358	29.8%	73	6.1%	1,200	28	18	0.02%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	660	59.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	421	37.8%	32	2.9%	1,113	24	12	0.02%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	718	60.1%	Barack Obama (D)	445	37.2%	32	2.7%	1,195	24	14	0.02%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	712	60.1%	John Kerry (D)	457	38.6%	16	1.4%	1,185	20	9	0.02%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	552	52.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	433	41.4%	61	5.8%	1,046	18	5	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Princetown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

438

33.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

834

64.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,297

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Princetown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

358

29.8%

Donald Trump (R)

769

64.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,200

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Princetown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

421

37.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

660

59.3%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,113

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Princetown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

445

37.2%

John McCain (R)

718

60.1%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,195

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Princetown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

712

60.1%

John Kerry (D)

457

38.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,185

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Princetown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

552

52.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

433

41.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,046

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Princetown town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	68%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	625	59.5%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	426	40.5%	0	0.0%	1,051	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	68%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	768	73.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	232	22.1%	50 [+]	4.8%	1,050	37	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 21 (2.0%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 16 (1.5%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 13 (1.2%);
2016	S3	74%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	584	49.9%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	565	48.3%	21 [+]	1.8%	1,170	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 15 (1.3%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 6 (0.5%);
2014	G	56%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	589	64.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	257	28.0%	71 [+]	7.7%	917	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 60 (6.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 7 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	844
Median Value	$284,300

Occupied	753	89.2%
Vacant	91	10.8%

Owned	656	87.1%
Rented	97	12.9%
Median Rent	$1,144

Single-Family Units	797	94.4%
Detached	749	88.7%
Attached	48	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	5	0.6%

Princetown town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Princetown town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Princetown town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Princetown town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Princetown town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Princetown town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Princetown town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Princetown town, NY