Trenton vs Twin Rivers

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

Trenton and Twin Rivers 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 8,315 in Twin Rivers). Twin Rivers has the higher median household income ($98,831 vs $47,102 in Trenton). Twin Rivers has the higher median home value ($273,900 vs $122,500 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Trenton	Twin Rivers
Population	89,966	8,315
Median age	35.4 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,102	$98,831
Median home value	$122,500	$273,900
Median gross rent	$1,224	$1,583
Housing units	35,871	3,202
Homeownership rate	35.9%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Trenton	Twin Rivers
Population	83,412 → 89,966 (+7.9%)	6,870 → 8,315 (+21.0%)
Median household income	$35,402 → $47,102 (+33.0%)	$89,746 → $98,831 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $122,500 (+27.9%)	$215,400 → $273,900 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,224 (+19.3%)	$1,521 → $1,583 (+4.1%)

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

Twin Rivers

Population

6,8708,315

Median household income

$89,746$98,831

Median home value

$215,400$273,900

Median gross rent

$1,521$1,583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Trenton	Twin Rivers
Under 5	8.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	6.9%
75 and over	4.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Trenton	Twin Rivers
White (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	37.9%
Black or African American	41.1%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	44.3%	38.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Trenton	Twin Rivers
No high school diploma	24.4%	13.5%
High school graduate	37.7%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Trenton	Twin Rivers
Drove alone	57.3%	63.8%
Carpooled	18.7%	7.5%
Public transit	7.3%	1.9%
Walked	4.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	17.1%
Other means	5.7%	8.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Trenton	Twin Rivers
1-unit, detached	15.3%	6.8%
1-unit, attached	43.6%	57.8%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	26.1%
20 or more units	16.5%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Trenton	Twin Rivers
Poverty rate	24.7%	3.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1950	1974