Trenton vs White Horse

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

Trenton and White Horse 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 10,040 in White Horse). White Horse has the higher median household income ($100,896 vs $47,102 in Trenton). White Horse has the higher median home value ($274,300 vs $122,500 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Trenton	White Horse
Population	89,966	10,040
Median age	35.4 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,102	$100,896
Median home value	$122,500	$274,300
Median gross rent	$1,224	$1,627
Housing units	35,871	4,058
Homeownership rate	35.9%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Trenton	White Horse
Population	83,412 → 89,966 (+7.9%)	8,576 → 10,040 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$35,402 → $47,102 (+33.0%)	$90,487 → $100,896 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $122,500 (+27.9%)	$233,500 → $274,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,224 (+19.3%)	$1,150 → $1,627 (+41.5%)

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

White Horse

Population

8,57610,040

Median household income

$90,487$100,896

Median home value

$233,500$274,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Trenton	White Horse
Under 5	8.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	12.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.1%
75 and over	4.2%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Trenton	White Horse
White (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	69.1%
Black or African American	41.1%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	44.3%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Trenton	White Horse
No high school diploma	24.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Trenton	White Horse
Drove alone	57.3%	81.1%
Carpooled	18.7%	7.5%
Public transit	7.3%	2.1%
Walked	4.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	9.1%
Other means	5.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Trenton	White Horse
1-unit, detached	15.3%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	43.6%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	4.5%
20 or more units	16.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Trenton	White Horse
Poverty rate	24.7%	3.5%
Average household size	2.70	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1950	1958