Hamilton vs Trenton

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (63,124 vs 13,304 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($87,788 vs $54,293 in Hamilton). Trenton has the higher median home value ($209,700 vs $152,300 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Trenton
Population	63,124	13,304
Median age	34.7 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,293	$87,788
Median home value	$152,300	$209,700
Median gross rent	$974	$1,354
Housing units	27,208	4,726
Homeownership rate	54.4%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Trenton
Population	62,182 → 63,124 (+1.5%)	12,901 → 13,304 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$47,064 → $54,293 (+15.4%)	$77,739 → $87,788 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $152,300 (+42.1%)	$136,900 → $209,700 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $974 (+20.4%)	$957 → $1,354 (+41.5%)

Hamilton

Population

62,18263,124

Median household income

$47,064$54,293

Median home value

$107,200$152,300

Median gross rent

$809$974

Trenton

Population

12,90113,304

Median household income

$77,739$87,788

Median home value

$136,900$209,700

Median gross rent

$957$1,354

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Trenton
Under 5	6.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	23.3%
18 to 24	10.4%	11.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.7%
75 and over	5.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	95.4%
Black or African American	8.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Trenton
No high school diploma	14.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	42.4%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Trenton
Drove alone	76.9%	83.6%
Carpooled	13.1%	7.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.9%
Worked from home	5.6%	6.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Trenton
1-unit, detached	70.6%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	3.5%
20 or more units	5.8%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Trenton
Poverty rate	18.8%	6.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1956	1992