Elkton vs Trenton

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

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

Elkton has the higher population (2,158 vs 342 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $45,417 in Elkton). Trenton has the higher median home value ($169,100 vs $111,300 in Elkton).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Trenton
Population	2,158	342
Median age	46.5 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,417	$93,750
Median home value	$111,300	$169,100
Median gross rent	$849	$800
Housing units	1,086	150
Homeownership rate	63.7%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Trenton
Population	2,292 → 2,158 (-5.8%)	420 → 342 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$37,679 → $45,417 (+20.5%)	$58,500 → $93,750 (+60.3%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $111,300 (+16.7%)	$125,600 → $169,100 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $849 (+25.2%)	$775 → $800 (+3.2%)

Elkton

Population

2,2922,158

Median household income

$37,679$45,417

Median home value

$95,400$111,300

Median gross rent

$678$849

Trenton

Population

420342

Median household income

$58,500$93,750

Median home value

$125,600$169,100

Median gross rent

$775$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Trenton
Under 5	6.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.0%	12.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	18.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	19.0%	16.1%
55 to 64	8.5%	8.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	5.0%
75 and over	9.4%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	93.9%
Black or African American	19.6%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Trenton
No high school diploma	15.2%	10.7%
High school graduate	43.2%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Trenton
Drove alone	79.6%	87.6%
Carpooled	11.5%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	6.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Trenton
1-unit, detached	69.6%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Trenton
Poverty rate	12.2%	6.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1980	1977