Trenton vs Wayne

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

Trenton and Wayne 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 17,413 in Wayne). Trenton has the higher median household income ($78,565 vs $54,467 in Wayne). Trenton has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $142,200 in Wayne).

Population, income & housing

	Trenton	Wayne
Population	18,242	17,413
Median age	48.3 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,565	$54,467
Median home value	$202,400	$142,200
Median gross rent	$873	$924
Housing units	8,305	7,727
Homeownership rate	83.0%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Trenton	Wayne
Population	18,295 → 18,242 (-0.3%)	16,976 → 17,413 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$67,294 → $78,565 (+16.7%)	$46,875 → $54,467 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$150,800 → $202,400 (+34.2%)	$85,100 → $142,200 (+67.1%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $873 (+13.2%)	$759 → $924 (+21.7%)

Trenton

Population

18,29518,242

Median household income

$67,294$78,565

Median home value

$150,800$202,400

Median gross rent

$771$873

Wayne

Population

16,97617,413

Median household income

$46,875$54,467

Median home value

$85,100$142,200

Median gross rent

$759$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Trenton	Wayne
Under 5	5.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.7%
75 and over	11.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Trenton	Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	60.8%
Black or African American	3.3%	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Trenton	Wayne
No high school diploma	4.2%	12.0%
High school graduate	32.9%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Trenton	Wayne
Drove alone	80.6%	78.2%
Carpooled	4.4%	10.3%
Public transit	0.2%	1.1%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.2%	7.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Trenton	Wayne
1-unit, detached	71.0%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	12.1%
20 or more units	3.1%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Trenton	Wayne
Poverty rate	7.2%	15.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1960	1959