Princeton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 5,312 people and five associated neighborhoods, Princeton is the 161st largest community in Minnesota.Princeton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Princeton is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Princeton who work in sales jobs (15.77%), food service (8.38%), and healthcare suport services (7.08%). For a small city, Princeton has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Princeton exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The percentage of people in Princeton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.90% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Princeton in 2022 was $31,391, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,564 for a family of four. However, Princeton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Princeton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Princeton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Princeton include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and French. The most common language spoken in Princeton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
