Germantown vs Trenton

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

Germantown 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 1,268 in Germantown). Germantown has the higher median household income ($83,661 vs $80,227 in Trenton). Germantown has the higher median home value ($185,300 vs $179,200 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Germantown	Trenton
Population	1,268	2,673
Median age	44.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,661	$80,227
Median home value	$185,300	$179,200
Median gross rent	$752	$912
Housing units	583	1,233
Homeownership rate	85.9%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Germantown	Trenton
Population	1,251 → 1,268 (+1.4%)	2,614 → 2,673 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $83,661 (+29.5%)	$60,214 → $80,227 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$143,600 → $185,300 (+29.0%)	$143,400 → $179,200 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $752 (-3.2%)	$724 → $912 (+26.0%)

Germantown

Population

1,2511,268

Median household income

$64,583$83,661

Median home value

$143,600$185,300

Median gross rent

$777$752

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)

	Germantown	Trenton
Under 5	2.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.9%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	17.8%	9.2%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.3%
75 and over	8.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Germantown	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Germantown	Trenton
No high school diploma	7.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	31.5%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Germantown	Trenton
Drove alone	78.0%	84.2%
Carpooled	10.8%	1.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Germantown	Trenton
1-unit, detached	81.0%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Germantown	Trenton
Poverty rate	6.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1975	1972