Trenton

Population & Demographics

Trenton, NJ

Trenton is home to 90,338 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 34,167 resident workers commute each day.

New JerseyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
90,338
people
Population

90,338 residents

Median age 34.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Trenton population & demographics

Who lives in Trenton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
90,338
Median age
34.8yrs
Median household income
$52,537
Median home value
$160,700
Median gross rent
$1,294/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.2%
Poverty rate
21.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Trenton

How Trenton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino46.4%
Black40.0%
White10.6%
Two or more races2.4%
Asian0.4%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Trenton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Trenton.

Trenton at a glance
Employed Residents
34,167
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
26.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Trenton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Trenton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

52 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Trenton

34,167 commutes, one dot at a time

Trenton

Where 34,167 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Trenton, by worker count.

1Trenton0.0 mi6,023
2New York55.5 mi990
3Mercerville3.7 mi704
4Princeton10.6 mi628
5Philadelphia25.7 mi367
6Florence7.5 mi366
7Newark46.5 mi356
8New Brunswick24.7 mi306

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Trenton.

1Trenton0.0 mi6,023
2Newark46.5 mi1,102
3New York55.5 mi957
4Mercerville3.7 mi908
5Hamilton Square5.5 mi847
6Philadelphia25.7 mi827
7White Horse3.5 mi816
8Vineland52.9 mi680

Top industries

The sectors that employ Trenton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PAPublic Administration49.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance24.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.5%
EDEducational Services3.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.1%
COConstruction2.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.1%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation1.9%
RTRetail Trade1.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Trenton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps40%
8 Gbps40%
See all internet providers in Trenton

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