Breese vs Trenton

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

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

Breese has the higher population (4,373 vs 2,673 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($80,227 vs $72,900 in Breese). Breese has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $179,200 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Breese	Trenton
Population	4,373	2,673
Median age	44.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,900	$80,227
Median home value	$204,600	$179,200
Median gross rent	$771	$912
Housing units	1,920	1,233
Homeownership rate	75.4%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breese	Trenton
Population	4,787 → 4,373 (-8.6%)	2,614 → 2,673 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$69,167 → $72,900 (+5.4%)	$60,214 → $80,227 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$151,500 → $204,600 (+35.0%)	$143,400 → $179,200 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,056 → $771 (-27.0%)	$724 → $912 (+26.0%)

Breese

Population

4,7874,373

Median household income

$69,167$72,900

Median home value

$151,500$204,600

Median gross rent

$1,056$771

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)

	Breese	Trenton
Under 5	5.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.3%
75 and over	9.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breese	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breese	Trenton
No high school diploma	7.4%	4.5%
High school graduate	27.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breese	Trenton
Drove alone	81.9%	84.2%
Carpooled	1.6%	1.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breese	Trenton
1-unit, detached	76.7%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Breese	Trenton
Poverty rate	4.7%	12.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1979	1972