Albers vs Trenton

A side-by-side comparison of Albers and Trenton: population, income, housing, and more.

Albers and Trenton are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Trenton has the higher population (2,673 vs 1,428 in Albers). Albers has the higher median household income ($116,691 vs $80,227 in Trenton). Albers has the higher median home value ($209,000 vs $179,200 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Albers	Trenton
Population	1,428	2,673
Median age	42.8 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,691	$80,227
Median home value	$209,000	$179,200
Median gross rent	$1,080	$912
Housing units	565	1,233
Homeownership rate	85.2%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albers	Trenton
Population	1,341 → 1,428 (+6.5%)	2,614 → 2,673 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$79,000 → $116,691 (+47.7%)	$60,214 → $80,227 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$167,700 → $209,000 (+24.6%)	$143,400 → $179,200 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $1,080 (+39.5%)	$724 → $912 (+26.0%)

Albers

Population

1,3411,428

Median household income

$79,000$116,691

Median home value

$167,700$209,000

Median gross rent

$774$1,080

Trenton

Population

2,6142,673

Median household income

$60,214$80,227

Median home value

$143,400$179,200

Median gross rent

$724$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albers	Trenton
Under 5	4.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	17.6%	10.3%
75 and over	5.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albers	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albers	Trenton
No high school diploma	4.4%	4.5%
High school graduate	25.5%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albers	Trenton
Drove alone	69.5%	84.2%
Carpooled	15.9%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	11.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albers	Trenton
1-unit, detached	95.9%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Albers	Trenton
Poverty rate	5.6%	12.2%
Average household size	2.60	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1978	1972