Princeton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 6,210 people and three associated neighborhoods, Princeton is the 73rd largest community in Kentucky.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 city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Princeton who work in food service (10.24%), management occupations (10.12%), and healthcare (9.68%). Also of interest is that Princeton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Princeton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small city, Princeton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Princeton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.79% of adults in Princeton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Princeton in 2022 was $29,853, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,412 for a family of four. However, Princeton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Princeton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, European, German, Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Princeton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
