Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Princeton NC

Princeton is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. Each May the town celebrates Princeton Community Day, a festival dedicated to promoting community involvement and town pride. The town also holds Municipal Elections in November on odd number years to elect it’s mayor and town council.

The Princeton Graded School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.

Princeton is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,259 people and just one neighborhood, Princeton is the 379th largest community in North Carolina.

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 town of service providers, sales and office workers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Princeton who work in food service (15.85%), sales jobs (15.36%) and office and administrative support (13.56%).

As is often the case in a small town, Princeton doesn’t have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In Princeton, just 9.98% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Princeton in 2010 was $17,228, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,912 for a family of four.

Princeton is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Princeton include English, Irish, Dutch, Scots-Irish, German and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Princeton is English.

Princeton, North Carolina is a great town to visit and explore. Loaded with friendly citizens and many businesses, you will enjoy taking a day to come to Princeton.

 


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