| Official Name: | Princeton, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Princeton.gif |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | U.S. Census Bureau map showing CDP boundaries |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Miami-Dade |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.34 |
| Area Land Km2: | 19.21 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.42 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 39308 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2046.13 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5299.72 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 25.5356°N -80.3975°W |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 33032, 33092 (Princeton); 33170 (Goulds) |
| Area Code: | 305, 786, 645 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-58975[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0289323[4] |
Princeton is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 39,208 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 22,038 at the 2010 census.
As a small town and depot along the Florida East Coast Railroad in the 1900s, the community was named by Gaston Drake after his alma mater, Princeton University. Many of the town buildings were even painted the school's colors: black and orange. Drake operated a saw mill and lumber company in Princeton supplying Miami, the Florida Keys and Cuba until the local timber gave out in 1923.[5]
Princeton is located southwest of downtown Miami and 6miles northeast of Homestead at 25.5356°N -80.3975°W (25.535634, -80.397485).[6] It is bordered to the north by Goulds and to the southwest by Naranja, both unincorporated.
U.S. Route 1 (Dixie Highway) runs northeast to southwest through Princeton, and the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike forms the eastern edge of the community, with access from Exit 9 (Florida State Road 989).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.5sqmi, of which 0.05sqmi, or 0.67%, are water.[1]
| White (NH) | 1,857 | 2,724 | 8.43% | 6.93% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 6,165 | 7,001 | 27.97% | 17.81% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 26 | 22 | 0.12% | 0.06% | |
| Asian (NH) | 297 | 574 | 1.35% | 1.46% | |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 10 | 3 | 0.05% | 0.01% | |
| Some other race (NH) | 49 | 209 | 0.22% | 0.53% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 218 | 630 | 0.99% | 1.60% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13,416 | 28,145 | 60.88% | 71.60% | |
| Total | 22,038 | 39,308 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 39,308 people, 8,356 households, and 7,058 families residing in the CDP.[9]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 22,038 people, 5,688 households, and 4,807 families residing in the CDP.[10]
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,090 people, 2,732 households, and 2,341 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1373.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,906 housing units at an average density of 395.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 53.78% White (18% were Non-Hispanic White),[11] 32.54% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 7.70% from other races, and 4.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.49% of the population.
As of 2000, there were 2,732 households, out of which 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.63 and the average family size was 3.85.
In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $39,556, and the median income for a family was $41,896. Males had a median income of $32,101 versus $23,634 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,918. About 19.8% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 50.02% of residents; Spanish made up 49.24%, and French Creole was the first language for 0.72% of the population.[12]