Monroe vs Trenton

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

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

Monroe has the higher population (15,024 vs 13,304 in Trenton). Monroe has the higher median household income ($103,638 vs $87,788 in Trenton). Monroe has the higher median home value ($264,000 vs $209,700 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Trenton
Population	15,024	13,304
Median age	36.3 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,638	$87,788
Median home value	$264,000	$209,700
Median gross rent	$1,575	$1,354
Housing units	5,396	4,726
Homeownership rate	76.4%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.9%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Trenton
Population	14,211 → 15,024 (+5.7%)	12,901 → 13,304 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$86,935 → $103,638 (+19.2%)	$77,739 → $87,788 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$180,800 → $264,000 (+46.0%)	$136,900 → $209,700 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,072 → $1,575 (+46.9%)	$957 → $1,354 (+41.5%)

Monroe

Population

14,21115,024

Median household income

$86,935$103,638

Median home value

$180,800$264,000

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,575

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)

	Monroe	Trenton
Under 5	6.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	23.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	11.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.7%
75 and over	7.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	95.4%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Trenton
No high school diploma	3.4%	9.0%
High school graduate	20.5%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Trenton
Drove alone	75.8%	83.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	15.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Trenton
1-unit, detached	86.5%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Trenton
Poverty rate	3.9%	6.1%
Average household size	2.80	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	2001	1992