Pollocksville vs Trenton

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

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

Pollocksville has the higher population (363 vs 218 in Trenton). Pollocksville has the higher median household income ($58,250 vs $36,667 in Trenton). Pollocksville has the higher median home value ($145,500 vs $140,300 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Pollocksville	Trenton
Population	363	218
Median age	30.6 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,250	$36,667
Median home value	$145,500	$140,300
Median gross rent	$711	$986
Housing units	186	141
Homeownership rate	63.4%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pollocksville	Trenton
Population	216 → 363 (+68.1%)	359 → 218 (-39.3%)
Median household income	$29,792 → $58,250 (+95.5%)	$30,313 → $36,667 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$127,300 → $145,500 (+14.3%)	$93,000 → $140,300 (+50.9%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $711 (+31.9%)	$700 → $986 (+40.9%)

Pollocksville

Population

216363

Median household income

$29,792$58,250

Median home value

$127,300$145,500

Median gross rent

$539$711

Trenton

Population

359218

Median household income

$30,313$36,667

Median home value

$93,000$140,300

Median gross rent

$700$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pollocksville	Trenton
Under 5	6.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	8.3%
18 to 24	16.5%	4.1%
25 to 34	15.4%	25.7%
35 to 44	6.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	5.5%
55 to 64	6.3%	27.1%
65 to 74	16.5%	7.3%
75 and over	7.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pollocksville	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	57.3%
Black or African American	30.9%	38.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pollocksville	Trenton
No high school diploma	2.3%	14.3%
High school graduate	40.0%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pollocksville	Trenton
Drove alone	82.3%	70.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	1.1%	2.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pollocksville	Trenton
1-unit, detached	68.3%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Pollocksville	Trenton
Poverty rate	17.4%	15.1%
Average household size	2.50	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1962	1960