Moving to Princeton, Wisconsin

Population: 1,540. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,571 (+2.0% change)
Males: 810 (52.6%), Females: 730 (47.4%)

Green Lake County

Zip code: 54968

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $37,340
Median house value: $125,000

Population by Race

Races in Princeton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (47.9%), Polish (21.3%), Irish (9.1%), English (8.4%), Italian (3.8%), French (3.2%).

Elevation: 770 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Princeton

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Princeton town

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +226 (+17.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Princeton:

  • BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BERLIN, WI)
  • RIPON MEDICAL CTR (about 20 miles; RIPON, WI)
  • WILD ROSE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WILD ROSE, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Princeton:

  • WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 42 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Abbreviation: OSH)
  • OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; APPLETON, WI; Abbreviation: ATW)
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 52 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Princeton:

  • WAUTOMA MUNI (about 18 miles; WAUTOMA, WI; Abbreviation: Y50)
  • WILD ROSE IDLEWILD (about 24 miles; WILD ROSE, WI; Abbreviation: W23)
  • GILBERT FIELD (about 30 miles; RIO, WI; Abbreviation: 94C)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Princeton:

  • MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 44 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 55 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 57 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 58 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 60 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)

Public primary/middle school in Princeton:

  • PRINCETON SCH (Students: 444; Location: WIS HIGHWAYS 23 AND 73; Grades: PK – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Princeton:

  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC S (Students: 91; Location: 125 CHURCH ST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 73; Location: 227 HARVARD STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Princeton:

  • PRINCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $65,210; Location: 424 W. WATER ST.; 11,344 books; 413 audio materials; 1,756 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)