Trenton vs Woodhaven

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

Trenton and Woodhaven 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 12,761 in Woodhaven). Woodhaven has the higher median household income ($83,291 vs $78,565 in Trenton). Woodhaven has the higher median home value ($221,200 vs $202,400 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Trenton	Woodhaven
Population	18,242	12,761
Median age	48.3 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,565	$83,291
Median home value	$202,400	$221,200
Median gross rent	$873	$1,015
Housing units	8,305	5,451
Homeownership rate	83.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Trenton	Woodhaven
Population	18,295 → 18,242 (-0.3%)	12,518 → 12,761 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$67,294 → $78,565 (+16.7%)	$64,501 → $83,291 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$150,800 → $202,400 (+34.2%)	$159,800 → $221,200 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $873 (+13.2%)	$844 → $1,015 (+20.3%)

Trenton

Population

18,29518,242

Median household income

$67,294$78,565

Median home value

$150,800$202,400

Median gross rent

$771$873

Woodhaven

Population

12,51812,761

Median household income

$64,501$83,291

Median home value

$159,800$221,200

Median gross rent

$844$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Trenton	Woodhaven
Under 5	5.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	14.7%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	15.0%
75 and over	11.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Trenton	Woodhaven
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	78.4%
Black or African American	3.3%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Trenton	Woodhaven
No high school diploma	4.2%	5.9%
High school graduate	32.9%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Trenton	Woodhaven
Drove alone	80.6%	78.1%
Carpooled	4.4%	9.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.2%	9.5%
Other means	1.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Trenton	Woodhaven
1-unit, detached	71.0%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	20.4%
20 or more units	3.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Trenton	Woodhaven
Poverty rate	7.2%	12.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1960	1979