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Population (year 2000): 1,066. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,200 (+12.6% change)
Males: 481 (45.1%), Females: 585 (54.9%)
Johnston County
Zip code:
27569
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $24,706 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,300 (year 2000)
Races in Princeton:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.3%)
- Black (29.5%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (20.4%), English
(6.5%), Irish (5.9%), German (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), French
(1.2%).
Elevation: 152 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Princeton
- High school or higher: 71.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Princeton town
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 46.9%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -74 (-6.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Princeton:
- CHERRY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
- WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GOLDSBORO,
NC)
- JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
SMITHFIELD, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Princeton:
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 18 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 33 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 41
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Princeton:
- GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNI (about 15 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GWW)
- JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 17 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; ID:
JNX)
- MOUNT OLIVE MUNI (about 20 miles; MOUNT OLIVE, NC;
ID: W40)
Amtrak stations near Princeton:
- 10 miles: SELMA-SMITHFIELD (SELMA, 401 E. RAILROAD
AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 13 miles: GOLDSBORO (410 N. JOHN ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, intercity
bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Princeton:
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 40
miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 41 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
Public primary/middle school in Princeton:
- PRINCETON HIGH (Students: 1,278; Location:
101 DR DONNIE H JONES JR BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
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