New Baden vs Trenton

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

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

New Baden has the higher population (3,493 vs 2,673 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($80,227 vs $77,542 in New Baden). Trenton has the higher median home value ($179,200 vs $160,600 in New Baden).

Population, income & housing

	New Baden	Trenton
Population	3,493	2,673
Median age	39.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,542	$80,227
Median home value	$160,600	$179,200
Median gross rent	$1,110	$912
Housing units	1,347	1,233
Homeownership rate	59.2%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Baden	Trenton
Population	3,206 → 3,493 (+9.0%)	2,614 → 2,673 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$77,218 → $77,542 (+0.4%)	$60,214 → $80,227 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$138,300 → $160,600 (+16.1%)	$143,400 → $179,200 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $1,110 (+16.2%)	$724 → $912 (+26.0%)

New Baden

Population

3,2063,493

Median household income

$77,218$77,542

Median home value

$138,300$160,600

Median gross rent

$955$1,110

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)

	New Baden	Trenton
Under 5	5.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	23.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	17.6%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.5%	10.3%
75 and over	5.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Baden	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	95.7%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Baden	Trenton
No high school diploma	9.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	34.5%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Baden	Trenton
Drove alone	66.9%	84.2%
Carpooled	12.2%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	9.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Baden	Trenton
1-unit, detached	64.4%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	New Baden	Trenton
Poverty rate	9.6%	12.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1980	1972