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Princeton, Texas

City in Collin County, Texas · ZIP 75407

  • Collin County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 12 public schools
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  • 37,019 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 6,809Households
  • $96,766Median household income
  • $310,700Median home value
  • 12Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Princeton

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Population, 2000 to 2020+389.7%
05k10k15k20k2000: 3,47720002010: 6,80720102020: 17,02720203,47717,027
Population of Princeton at each census
CensusPopulation
20003,477
20106,807
202017,027

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Princeton
Under $50k20.7%
$50k to $100k33.9%
$100k to $150k27.7%
$150k to $200k10.8%
$200k and over6.9%

Median household income $96,766 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Princeton
Owner occupied
5,448 units
Renter occupied
1,361 units
Vacancy rate
3.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Princeton compared with its county and state
Princeton compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePrincetonCollin CountyTexas
Population20,9661,116,60129,640,343
Median household income$96,766$117,588$76,292
Median age32.937.335.5
Median home value$310,700$447,600$260,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher28.3%54.9%33.1%
Foreign-born residents15.6%22.6%17.2%
Owner-occupied homes80.0%64.1%62.6%
Mean commute to work33.0 minutes28.1 minutes26.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Princeton12
Public schools in Princeton, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
CANUP EARLY CHILDHOODPublicPre-KPRINCETON ISD
GODWIN ELPublicPre-K–5PRINCETON ISD
HARPER ELPublicPre-K–5PRINCETON ISD
LACY ELPublicPre-K–5PRINCETON ISD
LOWE ELPublicPre-K–5PRINCETON ISD
SMITH ELPublicPre-K–5PRINCETON ISD
CLARK MIDDLEPublic6–8PRINCETON ISD
SOUTHARD MIDDLEPublic6–8PRINCETON ISD
LOVELADY H SPublic9PRINCETON ISD
PRINCETON H SPublic9–12PRINCETON ISD
HUDDLESTON SPECIAL PROGRAMS CENTERAlternativeK–12PRINCETON ISD
PRINCETON DAEPAlternative1–12PRINCETON ISD

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Princeton4
Congressional and state legislative districts for Princeton
ChamberDistrictShare of Princeton
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 3 (TX-3)All
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 6758%
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 8942%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 8All

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Princeton’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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