Princeton Meadows is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Plainsboro Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,776. 1960 1970<br> 1980 1990 2000<br> 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|7,155
|4,718
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,384
|53.25%
|34.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.90%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1,257
|1,342
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,225
|9.36%
|9.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.29%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|17
|37
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|0.13%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|4,022
|6,330
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,648
|29.93%
|45.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.53%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|45
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75
|0.33%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|232
|311
|style='background: #ffffe6; |362
|1.73%
|2.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.45%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|708
|1,059
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,040
|5.27%
|7.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.04%
|-
|Total
|13,436
|13,834
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,776
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Princeton Meadows had a population of 14,776. The median age was 34.4 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 6.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.6 males age 18 and over.
99.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,154 households in Princeton Meadows, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Of the 5,976 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18; 47.1% were married couples living together; 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 42.3% were non-families. Of all households, 34.6% were made up of individuals and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.09.
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census
There were 6,017 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 3.06.