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)