Grosse Pointe Woods vs Trenton

A side-by-side comparison of Grosse Pointe Woods and Trenton: population, income, housing, and more.

Grosse Pointe Woods and Trenton are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Trenton has the higher population (18,242 vs 16,177 in Grosse Pointe Woods). Grosse Pointe Woods has the higher median household income ($129,442 vs $78,565 in Trenton). Grosse Pointe Woods has the higher median home value ($322,500 vs $202,400 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Grosse Pointe Woods	Trenton
Population	16,177	18,242
Median age	43.3 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$129,442	$78,565
Median home value	$322,500	$202,400
Median gross rent	$1,755	$873
Housing units	6,609	8,305
Homeownership rate	90.5%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.9%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grosse Pointe Woods	Trenton
Population	15,498 → 16,177 (+4.4%)	18,295 → 18,242 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$104,848 → $129,442 (+23.5%)	$67,294 → $78,565 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$244,500 → $322,500 (+31.9%)	$150,800 → $202,400 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,438 → $1,755 (+22.0%)	$771 → $873 (+13.2%)

Grosse Pointe Woods

Population

15,49816,177

Median household income

$104,848$129,442

Median home value

$244,500$322,500

Median gross rent

$1,438$1,755

Trenton

Population

18,29518,242

Median household income

$67,294$78,565

Median home value

$150,800$202,400

Median gross rent

$771$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grosse Pointe Woods	Trenton
Under 5	6.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.7%
75 and over	8.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grosse Pointe Woods	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	84.9%
Black or African American	6.0%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grosse Pointe Woods	Trenton
No high school diploma	2.6%	4.2%
High school graduate	8.2%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grosse Pointe Woods	Trenton
Drove alone	66.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	3.7%	4.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.4%	12.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grosse Pointe Woods	Trenton
1-unit, detached	93.3%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	13.1%
20 or more units	3.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Grosse Pointe Woods	Trenton
Poverty rate	4.3%	7.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1953	1960