Harper Woods vs Trenton

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

Harper 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 15,205 in Harper Woods). Trenton has the higher median household income ($78,565 vs $61,446 in Harper Woods). Trenton has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $143,600 in Harper Woods).

Population, income & housing

	Harper Woods	Trenton
Population	15,205	18,242
Median age	37.1 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,446	$78,565
Median home value	$143,600	$202,400
Median gross rent	$1,306	$873
Housing units	5,906	8,305
Homeownership rate	66.0%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harper Woods	Trenton
Population	13,895 → 15,205 (+9.4%)	18,295 → 18,242 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$48,418 → $61,446 (+26.9%)	$67,294 → $78,565 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$83,600 → $143,600 (+71.8%)	$150,800 → $202,400 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,088 → $1,306 (+20.0%)	$771 → $873 (+13.2%)

Harper Woods

Population

13,89515,205

Median household income

$48,418$61,446

Median home value

$83,600$143,600

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,306

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)

	Harper Woods	Trenton
Under 5	5.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	21.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.7%
75 and over	4.8%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harper Woods	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	29.8%	84.9%
Black or African American	63.8%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harper Woods	Trenton
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harper Woods	Trenton
Drove alone	67.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	15.4%	4.4%
Public transit	1.8%	0.2%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	12.2%
Other means	4.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harper Woods	Trenton
1-unit, detached	87.2%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	13.1%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Harper Woods	Trenton
Poverty rate	19.8%	7.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1955	1960