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Trenton, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $169,500 (it was $66,200 in 2000)
Trenton:

$169,500
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,400 - $218,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $325,819
Here:

$325,819
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,142
Here:

$142,142
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $249,345
Here:

$249,345
State:

$444,476

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,560
Here:

$146,560
State:

$368,745

Total population: 84,034 (All urban)

Houses: 32,561 (30,789 occupied: 14,047 owner occupied, 16,742 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

54%
State:

35%

Housing density: 4,252 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $218,909.

Median contract rent in 2022: $965 (lower quartile is $514, upper quartile is $1,265)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,206


Median gross rent in Trenton, NJ in 2022: $1,204

Housing units in Trenton with a mortgage: 9,011 (1,045 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 893 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 331

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $101,055

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $80,781

Median monthly housing costs: $1,299

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Trenton, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1943

Median year apartment built: 1956

Household type by relationship:

Households: 89,658
  • Male householders: 13,750 (3,926 living alone), Female householders: 17,039 (5,374 living alone)
  • 7,938 spouses (7,836 opposite-sex spouses), 4,383 unmarried partners, (4,247 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 28,522 children (27,138 natural, 375 adopted, 1,009 stepchildren), 4,098 grandchildren, 1,873 brothers or sisters, 1,159 parents, 143 foster children, 4,212 other relatives, 4,864 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,677

Size of family households: 6,034 2-persons, 5,171 3-persons, 4,052 4-persons, 1,556 5-persons, 702 6-persons, 1,540 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,300 1-person, 2,025 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 338 5-persons.

6,650 married couples with children.
12,713 single-parent households (4,100 men, 8,613 women).

56.5% of residents of Trenton speak English at home.
37.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 51% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 30,436 (33.9%)
(29.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Trenton, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Trenton, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 3621 bedroom
  • 2,5572 bedrooms
  • 7,4003 bedrooms
  • 2,6984 bedrooms
  • 1,0305+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Trenton, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Trenton, New Jersey
  • 1,162no bedroom
  • 5,6711 bedroom
  • 4,2882 bedrooms
  • 3,7293 bedrooms
  • 1,6564 bedrooms
  • 2365+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Trenton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Trenton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,444no vehicle
  • 4,7721 vehicle
  • 3,4382 vehicles
  • 2,9853 vehicles
  • 5384 vehicles
  • 8705+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Trenton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Trenton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7,284no vehicle
  • 6,5191 vehicle
  • 2,0572 vehicles
  • 1273 vehicles
  • 2614 vehicles
  • 4945+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Trenton, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Trenton, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 7243 rooms
  • 1,2944 rooms
  • 1,3255 rooms
  • 2,3526 rooms
  • 2,4347 rooms
  • 4,4088 rooms
  • 1,5109+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Trenton, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Trenton, New Jersey
  • 1,1621 room
  • 9342 rooms
  • 2,5043 rooms
  • 3,9294 rooms
  • 4,0195 rooms
  • 2,2686 rooms
  • 5387 rooms
  • 1,0898 rooms
  • 2999+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Trenton, NJ
Trenton city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Trenton, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Trenton, NJ in 2022
  • 3,642Less than $10,000
  • 3,857$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,444$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,031$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,082$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,664$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,737$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,628$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,418$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,922$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,497$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,867$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Trenton, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Trenton, NJ in 2022
  • 192Less than $10,000
  • 47$10,000 to $14,999
  • 53$15,000 to $19,999
  • 144$20,000 to $24,999
  • 37$25,000 to $29,999
  • 34$30,000 to $34,999
  • 52$35,000 to $39,999
  • 595$40,000 to $49,999
  • 517$50,000 to $59,999
  • 494$60,000 to $69,999
  • 664$70,000 to $79,999
  • 561$80,000 to $89,999
  • 545$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,824$100,000 to $124,999
  • 559$125,000 to $149,999
  • 980$150,000 to $174,999
  • 928$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,028$200,000 to $249,999
  • 288$250,000 to $299,999
  • 678$300,000 to $399,999
  • 267$400,000 to $499,999
  • 287$500,000 to $749,999
  • 47$750,000 to $999,999
  • 70$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 164$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 66$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Trenton, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Trenton, NJ in 2022
  • 271Less than $100
  • 137$100 to $149
  • 138$150 to $199
  • 2,061$200 to $249
  • 892$250 to $299
  • 326$300 to $349
  • 299$350 to $399
  • 297$400 to $449
  • 42$450 to $499
  • 251$500 to $549
  • 134$550 to $599
  • 231$600 to $649
  • 305$650 to $699
  • 292$700 to $749
  • 486$750 to $799
  • 1,587$800 to $899
  • 2,624$900 to $999
  • 5,474$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,132$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,908$1,500 to $1,999
  • 138$2,000 to $2,499
  • 287No cash rent
Work and jobs in Trenton: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.8%
Number of people working at home: 2,353 (6.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 440
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,052
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,873
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 8,786
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,036
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,918
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,920
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,166
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 742
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,377
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,392
  • 90 or more minutes: 606
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Trenton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 34,673 (73.9%)
  • Carpooled: 5,069 (10.8%)
  • Bus: 485 (1.0%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 175 (0.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 446 (1.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 143 (0.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 10 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 868 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 32 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 1,607 (3.4%)
  • Worked at home: 2,353 (5.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 8.8%Males
  • 8.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.5%Males
  • 14.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 19.3%Males
  • 11.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 3.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 7.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 6.0%Females
Races in Trenton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Trenton, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Trenton, New Jersey
  • 12,8692010 or later
  • 6,2602000 to 2009
  • 3,8381990 to 1999
  • 3,0111980 to 1989
  • 1,1511970 to 1979
  • 1,013Before 1970
Ancestries in Trenton, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 1,242 (2.1%)
  • Jamaican: 1,184 (2.0%)
  • Polish: 997 (1.7%)
  • Italian: 962 (1.6%)
  • African: 760 (1.3%)
  • Irish: 711 (1.2%)
  • Haitian: 677 (1.1%)
  • Liberian: 492 (0.8%)
  • German: 369 (0.6%)
  • Hungarian: 290 (0.5%)
  • Nigerian: 190 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 136 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 131 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 130 (0.2%)
  • Belizean: 111 (0.2%)
  • English: 109 (0.2%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 109 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 107 (0.2%)
  • Guyanese: 91 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 79 (0.1%)
  • European: 79 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 71 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 65 (0.1%)
  • British West Indian: 63 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 53 (0.09%)
  • Ghanaian: 49 (0.08%)
  • Sudanese: 46 (0.08%)
  • Russian: 42 (0.07%)
  • Ukrainian: 42 (0.07%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 39 (0.07%)
  • Dutch: 31 (0.05%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 27 (0.05%)
  • Portuguese: 22 (0.04%)
  • West Indian: 20 (0.03%)
  • British: 15 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 15 (0.03%)
  • French: 10 (0.02%)
  • Arab: 7 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 7 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Norwegian: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala
Trenton:

25.0% (5,991)
New Jersey:

2.2% (46,813)

Dominican Republic
Trenton:

16.6% (3,985)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Honduras
Trenton:

7.1% (1,706)
New Jersey:

1.7% (37,335)

Liberia
Trenton:

6.6% (1,577)
New Jersey:

0.4% (8,533)

Jamaica
Trenton:

5.7% (1,372)
New Jersey:

2.2% (47,365)

Ecuador
Trenton:

4.3% (1,035)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Costa Rica
Trenton:

4.2% (1,012)
New Jersey:

0.7% (14,848)

Colombia
Trenton:

3.7% (893)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Mexico
Trenton:

3.3% (803)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Haiti
Trenton:

2.3% (553)
New Jersey:

2.3% (49,491)

El Salvador
Trenton:

1.6% (395)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

Poland
Trenton:

1.6% (387)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,811)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 42,502
  • Other state: 10,346
  • Northeast: 5,720
  • Midwest: 1,125
  • South: 3,490
  • West: 11

87.1% of Trenton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59.6% lived in New Jersey.


Trenton:

87.1%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,881
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 778
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,190
  • 7th and 8th grade: 199
  • 9th grade: 108
  • 10th grade: 380
  • 11th grade: 342
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 702
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,504
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,710
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,003
  • Associate degree: 1,000
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,592
  • Master's degree: 1,049
  • Professional school degree: 210
  • Doctorate degree: 116
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,469
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,068
  • 5th and 6th grade: 378
  • 7th and 8th grade: 245
  • 9th grade: 237
  • 10th grade: 699
  • 11th grade: 446
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,170
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,875
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,029
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,868
  • Associate degree: 1,715
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,446
  • Master's degree: 1,503
  • Professional school degree: 135
  • Doctorate degree: 76
Educational Attainment for Females
Trenton marital status for males
Trenton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,967
  • One, attached: 12,245
  • Two: 3,563
  • 3 or 4: 2,011
  • 5 to 9: 1,036
  • 10 to 19: 1,519
  • 20 to 49: 391
  • 50 or more: 3,757
  • Mobile homes: 72
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Trenton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Trenton, NJ
  • 70.5%Utility gas
  • 13.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 13.3%Electricity
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Trenton, NJ
  • 67.1%Utility gas
  • 27.7%Electricity
  • 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 946
Here:

9.3%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 211
Here:

4.7%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 453
Here:

14.9%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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