Trenton.
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New Jersey·Mercer County
25 tracts·90K people·$161K median·11,877/mi²
Hispanic 46 · Black 40 · White 11 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Other 42 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 24
Public admin 50 · Health 29 · Professional 8 · Manufacturing 4 · Retail 3 · Leisure 3 · Other 2
Service 28 · Management · business · science · arts 22 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 58 · Carpool 32 · Work from home 9 · Transit 7 · Walk 4 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Trenton is $160,700 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Trenton has 90,338 residents across 25 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.8; the population is 46.4% Hispanic or Latino, 40.0% Black, 10.6% White, 2.4% Multiracial, 0.4% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.6% (Census ACS).
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities (34%), International Charter School (31%) and The Village Charter School (27%) lead the elementary schools; Clara Parker Intermediate School (11%), Grace A Dunn Middle School (7%) and Grant Intermediate School (7%) lead the middle schools; Trenton Central High School - Main Campus (2%) and Capital City High School (0%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,294/month, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Trenton is $52,537 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Trenton, median rent is $1,294/month and the median home value is $160,700 (Census ACS).
Trenton reported 10.4 violent crimes and 18.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 27 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Trenton are strong wind (92), inland flooding (90) and winter weather (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.27g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Trenton, 4.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).