James City vs Trent Woods

A side-by-side comparison of James City and Trent Woods: population, income, housing, and more.

James City and Trent Woods are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

James City has the higher population (4,859 vs 4,086 in Trent Woods). Trent Woods has the higher median household income ($109,097 vs $63,835 in James City). Trent Woods has the higher median home value ($294,200 vs $175,700 in James City).

Population, income & housing

	James City	Trent Woods
Population	4,859	4,086
Median age	51.3 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,835	$109,097
Median home value	$175,700	$294,200
Median gross rent	$1,028	$1,342
Housing units	2,295	1,867
Homeownership rate	82.0%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James City	Trent Woods
Population	5,354 → 4,859 (-9.2%)	4,050 → 4,086 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$53,514 → $63,835 (+19.3%)	$90,119 → $109,097 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$153,400 → $175,700 (+14.5%)	$237,800 → $294,200 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,028 (+16.0%)	$1,292 → $1,342 (+3.9%)

James City

Population

5,3544,859

Median household income

$53,514$63,835

Median home value

$153,400$175,700

Median gross rent

$886$1,028

Trent Woods

Population

4,0504,086

Median household income

$90,119$109,097

Median home value

$237,800$294,200

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James City	Trent Woods
Under 5	1.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.3%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	21.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	14.4%	18.9%
75 and over	9.9%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James City	Trent Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	99.0%
Black or African American	15.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James City	Trent Woods
No high school diploma	7.6%	2.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	29.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James City	Trent Woods
Drove alone	84.1%	83.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James City	Trent Woods
1-unit, detached	77.8%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	James City	Trent Woods
Poverty rate	10.2%	1.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1989	1978