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Trenton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Trenton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

17,891

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.0%
5 - 17:
14.7%
18 - 24:
6.0%
25 - 34:
9.6%
35 - 54:
25.4%
55 - 64:
15.6%
Over 65 Years:
23.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
95.8%
95.8%
27.0%
27.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Trenton
USA
$42,757
$42,757
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Trenton
USA
$78,565
$78,565
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.2%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Transportation
Finance
Other
Public Service
Administration
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
17.5%
17.5%
12.8%
12.8%
9.1%
9.1%
8.5%
8.5%
7.9%
7.9%
6.1%
6.1%
5.9%
5.9%
5.3%
5.3%
5.3%
5.3%
4.6%
4.6%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
84.9%
84.9%
6.2%
6.2%
4.8%
4.8%
3.3%
3.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Polish
English
Italian
French
Hungarian
Scottish
French Canadian
Lithuanian
Greek
European
Brazilian
Dutch
Albanian
Yugoslavian
Scots-Irish
Slovak
Maltese
Austrian
22.0%
22.0%
15.9%
15.9%
14.0%
14.0%
10.9%
10.9%
10.8%
10.8%
4.5%
4.5%
2.9%
2.9%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Italian
Spanish
Urdu
Langs. of India
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Greek
Russian
Chinese
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
French Creole
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
96.0%
96.0%
9.2%
9.2%
2.7%
2.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Trenton Residents

3.0%