Trenton, NJ

Census Place

Add Comparison
2022 Population
90,055
0.0466% 1-year decline
US Senator
Bob Menendez
Democratic Party
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
35.8
0.831% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
26.2%
5.43% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$44,444
11.9% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$111,200
15% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
36,327
0.83% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Trenton, NJ had a population of 90.1k people with a median age of 35.8 and a median household income of $44,444. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Trenton, NJ declined from 90,097 to 90,055, a −0.0466% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,718 to $44,444, a 11.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Trenton, NJ are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (44.2%), Other (Hispanic) (19.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (13.3%), White (Hispanic) (11.4%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (6.03%).

None of the households in Trenton, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

82.5% of the residents in Trenton, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Trenton, NJ are Thomas Edison State University (2,338 degrees awarded in 2022), Capital Health School of Nursing (37 degrees), and Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology (7 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Trenton, NJ was $111,200, and the homeownership rate was 38.3%.

Most people in Trenton, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Trenton, NJ was 1 car per household.

About the photo: State Capitol Rotunda, Trenton, NJ

Population & Diversity

Trenton, NJ is home to a population of 90.1k people, from which 82.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 26.1% of Trenton, NJ residents were born outside of the country (23.5k people).

In 2022, there were 2.26 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.8k people) in Trenton, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.6k Other (Hispanic) and 11.9k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

82.5%
2022 Citizenship
84.9%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 82.5% of Trenton, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Trenton, NJ was 84.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Trenton, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Trenton, NJ
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    39.8k ± 1.65k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    17.6k ± 2.35k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11.9k ± 1.21k
38.7%
Hispanic Population
34.9k people

In 2022, there were 2.26 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.8k people) in Trenton, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.6k Other (Hispanic) and 11.9k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

38.7% of the people in Trenton, NJ are hispanic (34.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Trenton, NJ as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,669 ± 12,652 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    204,992 ± 10,992 people
  3. Mexico
    104,320 ± 7,885 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,669 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 204,992 and Mexico with 104,320.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Foreign-Born Population

26.1%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
23.5k people
23.3%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
21k people

As of 2022, 26.1% of Trenton, NJ residents (23.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Trenton, NJ was 23.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Trenton, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    860 ± 425
  2. Vietnam
    747 ± 253
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    387 ± 190

Trenton, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Economy

The economy of Trenton, NJ employs 36.3k people. The largest industries in Trenton, NJ are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,878 people), Retail Trade (3,616 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (3,598 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($71,549), Public Administration ($60,382), and Finance & Insurance ($49,533).

Males in New Jersey have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,965. The income inequality in New Jersey (measured using the Gini index) is 0.489, which is higher than than the national average.

Occupations

36.3k
2022 Value
± 2,040
0.83%
1 Year growth
± 7.65%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Trenton, NJ grew at a rate of 0.83%, from 36k employees to 36.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Trenton, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,839 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (3,373 people), and Material Moving Occupations (2,739 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Trenton, NJ.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Employment by Industries

36.3k
2022 Value
± 2,040
0.83%
1 Year growth
± 7.65%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Trenton, NJ grew at a rate of 0.83%, from 36k employees to 36.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Trenton, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,878 people), Retail Trade (3,616 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (3,598 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Trenton, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Trenton, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,556
Median earning men ± $3,022
$33,629
Median earning women ± $1,627

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($66,631), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,198), and Manufacturing ($43,719).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($70,417), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,082), and Public Administration ($48,906).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from New Jersey

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Bob Menendez
Senator from New Jersey1
Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.
Cory Booker
Senator from New Jersey2
Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Education

In 2022, universities in Trenton, NJ awarded 2,382 degrees. The student population of Trenton, NJ in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 4,785 male students and 3,532 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Trenton, NJ are White (1,194 and 50.8%), followed by Unknown (426 and 18.1%), Black or African American (275 and 11.7%), and Hispanic or Latino (264 and 11.2%).

The largest universities in Trenton, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Thomas Edison State University (2,338 and 98.2%), Capital Health School of Nursing (37 and 1.55%), and Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology (7 and 0.294%).

The most popular majors in Trenton, NJ are Other Multidisciplinary Studies (546 and 22.9%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (449 and 18.8%), and General Business Administration & Management (284 and 11.9%).

The median tuition cost in Trenton, NJ for a public four year colleges is $7,372 for in-state students and $9,556 for out-of-state students.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 8,317 students enrolled in Trenton, NJ, 57.5% men and 42.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,880 records, of which 39% were women and 61% men.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 164 degrees awarded
  2. 440 degrees awarded
  3. 352 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Trenton, NJ was General Business Administration & Management with 164 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Trenton, NJ according to their major.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 2,338 degrees awarded
  2. 37 degrees awarded
  3. 7 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Thomas Edison State University with 2,338 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,333 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Trenton, NJ, which is 1.27 times more than the 1,049 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,194 degrees mean that there were 2.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 426 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($12,742) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($3,915) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,700) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

View Data
Save Image

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Measure

In 2022, 1.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.92M), Bachelors Degree (1.77M), and Some college (1.3M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Housing & Living

The median property value in Trenton, NJ was $111,200 in 2022, which is 0.394 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $96,700 to $111,200, a 15% increase. The homeownership rate in Trenton, NJ is 38.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Trenton, NJ have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Trenton, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Trenton, NJ is $44,444. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Trenton, NJ was Census Tract 6 with a value of $80,882, followed by Census Tract 8 and Census Tract 13, with respective values of $73,020 and $72,593.

Property

$111,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$5,708
$12,313
Median Property Taxes
±$1,053

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Trenton, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Trenton, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Rent vs Own

38.3%
Homeownership
2022
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 38.3% of the housing units in Trenton, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 38.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Trenton, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.
Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 6
  2. Census Tract 8
  3. Census Tract 13

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Trenton, NJ was Census Tract 6 with a value of $80,882, followed by Census Tract 8 and Census Tract 13, with respective values of $73,020 and $72,593.

The following map shows all of the places in Trenton, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,444
Median Household Income
± $3,148
32.2k
Number of Households
± 1,810

In 2022, the median household income of the 32.2k households in Trenton, NJ grew to $44,444 from the previous year's value of $39,718.

The following chart displays the households in Trenton, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Trenton, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.49
2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2022, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.278% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (57.6%)
  2. Carpooled (22.2%)
  3. Public Transit (7.29%)

In 2022, 57.6% of workers in Trenton, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Commute Time

26.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Trenton, NJ have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.86% of the workforce in Trenton, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Trenton, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Trenton, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Trenton, NJ have 1 car.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Poverty & Diversity

26.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Trenton, NJ (22.9k out of 87.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Trenton, NJ is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Health

85.5% of the population of Trenton, NJ has health coverage, with 31% on employee plans, 36.1% on Medicaid, 9.44% on Medicare, 8.65% on non-group plans, and 0.265% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mercer County, NJ see 998 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.1% decrease from the previous year (999 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1185 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 280 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Mercer County, NJ.
998 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Mercer County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Mercer County, NJ see an average of 998 patients per year. This represents a 0.1% decrease from the previous year (999 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Mercer County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Uninsured People

14.5%
Uninsured
31%
Employer Coverage
36.1%
Medicaid
9.44%
Medicare
8.65%
Non-Group
0.265%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Trenton, NJ grew by 2.81% from 14.1% to 14.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Trenton, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart