City safety & data profile

TrentonNJ

Trenton, NJ is a 90K-resident city in Mercer County with a median household income of $52,537.

Mercer County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Trenton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Trenton has a population larger than 91% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $160,700, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

90K
Population (place)
Top 9%
By size
$52,537
Median income (place)
$160,700
Median home (place)
21.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Trenton

Trenton posts a median household income higher than 12% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Trenton area.

Bottom 13%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Trenton

Where Trenton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$52,537 Bottom 12% higher than 12% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Trenton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Trenton, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Trenton sits inside Mercer County, New Jersey, at roughly 40.22°N, -74.74°W. Population 89,620, $52,537 median household income. Median home value $160,700, median rent $1,294. Poverty rate 21.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Trenton, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

21.6% of Trenton, NJ residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Trenton runs about 3.1 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 7.1% of Trenton workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 25% in Trenton, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

6.6% of Trenton workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Trenton's median age is 34.8 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Trenton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
89,620
Trenton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$52,537
-41% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$160,700
-61% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Mercer County): Trenton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
386K+5%
Median Income
$100,645+37%
Median Home Value
$377,700+32%
Poverty Rate
10.3%-8%
Unemployment
6.3%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for Trenton, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,294/mo
Poverty Rate
21.6% +74% vs avg
Unemployment 10.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 16.2%
Work From Home 7.1%
Public Transit 6.6%

Population

White 14.2%
African American 41.3%
Asian 0.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
45.5%
Physical Inactivity
37.9%
Obesity
36.1%
High Blood Pressure
35.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
25%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.3%
Current Smoking
18%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.4%
Diabetes
15.5%
Binge Drinking
13.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 45.7%
Annual Checkup 75.9%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
4.4%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
TRENTON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Trenton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Trenton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NJ-TRENTON-NJ · Trenton

Trenton: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Trenton; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New Jersey state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Trenton, NJ? ▼
Trenton, NJ has a population of 89,620 people, located in Mercer County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Trenton? ▼
The median household income in Trenton, NJ is $52,537 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 21.6%.
What is the median home value in Trenton? ▼
The median home value in Trenton, NJ is $160,700. Median rent is $1,294/month.
What are the top health concerns in Trenton? ▼
The top health indicators in Trenton include Short Sleep Duration (45.5%), Physical Inactivity (37.9%), Obesity (36.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Trenton? ▼
Trenton has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Trenton? ▼
The median age in Trenton, NJ is 34.8 years. 16.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Trenton, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (21.6% here).

El Centro, CA 21.6% Bell, CA 21.6% New London, CT 21.6% Greenwood, SC 21.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($52,537 here).

Mango, FL $52,524 Munhall, PA $52,517 Kennett, MO $52,500 Kingsport, TN $52,490

Compare Trenton with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

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Nearby Cities 8

Mercerville, NJ 13K Mercerville-Hamilton Square, NJ 26K Ewing, NJ 37K Hamilton Square, NJ 13K Levittown, PA 53K Princeton, NJ 30K Princeton Meadows, NJ 14K Willingboro, NJ 32K
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Using Trenton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Trenton area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Mercer County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.