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Princeton city, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Princeton city is a Census city of 8,372 people across 5.48 square miles of land, in Gibson County. Median household income is $57,618, 61.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.6 m.
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Princeton
What Princeton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.48 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,529
- County holding the largest share of its areaGibson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Princeton
How many people live in Princeton
- Population8,372
- Median age38.0
- Population under 182,094
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,326
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent
- Households3,404
- Family households2,056
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Princeton
Income and work in Princeton
- Median household income$57,618
- Per capita income$28,380
- Civilian labor force3,971
- Employed3,858
- Unemployed113 plus or minus 79
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over5,707
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Princeton
Housing in Princeton
- Housing units3,884
- Occupied units3,404
- Vacant units480 plus or minus 197
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied2,088
- Renter occupied1,316
- Ownership rate61.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,022
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent
- Single family units2,798
- Share single family72.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more880 plus or minus 241
- Share in buildings of two or more22.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes206 plus or minus 101
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Princeton
How Princeton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,705
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,472
- Share commuting under 15 minutes66.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more495 plus or minus 149
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Drove alone79.7 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Princeton
SBA 7(a) lending to Princeton borrowers
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$10,571,000
- Average approval$880,917
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,500,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported137
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term129 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more41.7 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Princeton
SBA 504 lending to Princeton borrowers
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,319,000
- Average approval$553,167
- Median approval$258,000
- Largest approval$2,270,000
- Jobs supported39
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gibson County, not Princeton
Gibson County context, not Princeton figures
These are Gibson County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Princeton measurements.
- Establishments in Gibson County728
- Employment at those establishments, Gibson County20,517
- Covered employment, Gibson County21,424
- Average annual pay, Gibson County$67,856
- Average weekly wage, Gibson County$1,305
- Housing units permitted, Gibson County167
- Of those, single family, Gibson County99
- County product, 2024, Gibson County$4,452,759,000
- County product change over the prior year, Gibson County4.1 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Gibson County$48,467
Every figure in this section is published for Gibson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Princeton. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Princeton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Princeton, Indiana?
8,372, in 3,404 households. Princeton city covers 5.48 square miles of land, which is 1,529 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Princeton in?
Gibson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Princeton?
$57,618. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,700. Median gross rent is $1,022 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Princeton businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totalling $10.6 m, across 10 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $3.3 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Princeton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Princeton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Princeton. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Princeton figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Gibson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Princeton.
Is zoning published for Princeton?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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