Princeton, West Virginia Demographics

Princeton is 2nd in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Princeton is 3rd in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Female residents

Princeton is 8th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Princeton is 11th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Princeton is 12th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Princeton is 13th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Income below poverty line

Princeton is 14th in West Virginia out of 27 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Princeton is 14th in West Virginia out of 28 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Princeton is 15th in West Virginia out of 26 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Princeton is 16th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Princeton	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	6,464	21st	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3.0	26th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,139	12th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Princeton	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.6%	18th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.4%	24th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	20.7%	2nd	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Princeton	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.3%	29th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.2%	29th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Princeton	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	90.7%	21st	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.3%	11th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	8th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	19th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	20th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	16th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	19th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	90.0%	21st	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Princeton	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	53.5%	3rd	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.7%	17th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Princeton	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	3,489	23rd	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.6%	21st	12.0%	25.9%
Households	2,955	24th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.4%	18th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$79,000	28th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.2	29th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Princeton	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$18,933	27th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$29,920	28th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.7%	13th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Princeton	Rank	West Virginia	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,284	14th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$156,550	21st	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$25,181	15th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$29,818	14th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732