Hamilton Square vs Trenton

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

Hamilton Square and Trenton are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Trenton has the higher population (89,966 vs 11,643 in Hamilton Square). Hamilton Square has the higher median household income ($135,694 vs $47,102 in Trenton). Hamilton Square has the higher median home value ($376,900 vs $122,500 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton Square	Trenton
Population	11,643	89,966
Median age	46.2 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$135,694	$47,102
Median home value	$376,900	$122,500
Median gross rent	$1,817	$1,224
Housing units	4,439	35,871
Homeownership rate	94.4%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton Square	Trenton
Population	11,989 → 11,643 (-2.9%)	83,412 → 89,966 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$113,578 → $135,694 (+19.5%)	$35,402 → $47,102 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$302,900 → $376,900 (+24.4%)	$95,800 → $122,500 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,153 → $1,817 (+57.6%)	$1,026 → $1,224 (+19.3%)

Hamilton Square

Population

11,98911,643

Median household income

$113,578$135,694

Median home value

$302,900$376,900

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,817

Trenton

Population

83,41289,966

Median household income

$35,402$47,102

Median home value

$95,800$122,500

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton Square	Trenton
Under 5	6.9%	8.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	15.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	19.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	16.0%	8.0%
75 and over	7.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton Square	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	11.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	41.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	44.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton Square	Trenton
No high school diploma	4.7%	24.4%
High school graduate	17.5%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton Square	Trenton
Drove alone	73.0%	57.3%
Carpooled	6.8%	18.7%
Public transit	2.6%	7.3%
Walked	1.1%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	15.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.8%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton Square	Trenton
1-unit, detached	90.4%	15.3%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	43.6%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton Square	Trenton
Poverty rate	2.1%	24.7%
Average household size	2.63	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1967	1950