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Trenton Information


Population (year 2000): 85,403, Est. population in July 2002: 85,650 (+0.3% change)
Males: 42,180 (49.4%), Females: 43,223 (50.6%)

Elevation: 54 feet

County: Mercer

Land area: 7.7 square miles

Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $31,074 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,500 (year 2000)


Races in Trenton:


  • Black (52.1%)

  • White Non-Hispanic (24.6%)

  • Hispanic (21.5%)

  • Other race (10.8%)

  • Two or more races (3.2%)

  • American Indian (0.8%)


Ancestries: Italian (7.3%), Irish (4.5%), Polish (3.8%), German (3.7%), Subsaharan African (3.0%), United States (2.4%).


For population 25 years and over in Trenton:


  • High school or higher: 62.4%

  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%

  • Unemployed: 10.5%

  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes


For population 15 years and over in Trenton city:


  • Never married: 42.9%

  • Now married: 34.0%

  • Separated: 4.7%

  • Widowed: 8.3%

  • Divorced: 10.1%