Trenton vs Wyandotte

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

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

Wyandotte has the higher population (24,593 vs 18,242 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($78,565 vs $67,846 in Wyandotte). Trenton has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $159,700 in Wyandotte).

Population, income & housing

	Trenton	Wyandotte
Population	18,242	24,593
Median age	48.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,565	$67,846
Median home value	$202,400	$159,700
Median gross rent	$873	$995
Housing units	8,305	11,441
Homeownership rate	83.0%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Trenton	Wyandotte
Population	18,295 → 18,242 (-0.3%)	25,044 → 24,593 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$67,294 → $78,565 (+16.7%)	$54,462 → $67,846 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$150,800 → $202,400 (+34.2%)	$109,300 → $159,700 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $873 (+13.2%)	$763 → $995 (+30.4%)

Trenton

Population

18,29518,242

Median household income

$67,294$78,565

Median home value

$150,800$202,400

Median gross rent

$771$873

Wyandotte

Population

25,04424,593

Median household income

$54,462$67,846

Median home value

$109,300$159,700

Median gross rent

$763$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Trenton	Wyandotte
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	13.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	17.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	11.8%
75 and over	11.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Trenton	Wyandotte
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	84.0%
Black or African American	3.3%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Trenton	Wyandotte
No high school diploma	4.2%	8.6%
High school graduate	32.9%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Trenton	Wyandotte
Drove alone	80.6%	80.2%
Carpooled	4.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.2%	9.7%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Trenton	Wyandotte
1-unit, detached	71.0%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	4.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Trenton	Wyandotte
Poverty rate	7.2%	15.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1960	1950