Ross vs Trenton

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

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

Trenton has the higher population (13,304 vs 2,715 in Ross). Trenton has the higher median household income ($87,788 vs $63,788 in Ross). Ross has the higher median home value ($242,700 vs $209,700 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Ross	Trenton
Population	2,715	13,304
Median age	39.1 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,788	$87,788
Median home value	$242,700	$209,700
Median gross rent	$970	$1,354
Housing units	1,113	4,726
Homeownership rate	76.1%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ross	Trenton
Population	3,432 → 2,715 (-20.9%)	12,901 → 13,304 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$77,145 → $63,788 (-17.3%)	$77,739 → $87,788 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $242,700 (+25.9%)	$136,900 → $209,700 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $970 (+11.2%)	$957 → $1,354 (+41.5%)

Ross

Population

3,4322,715

Median household income

$77,145$63,788

Median home value

$192,800$242,700

Median gross rent

$872$970

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)

	Ross	Trenton
Under 5	4.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	25.2%	23.3%
18 to 24	3.9%	11.3%
25 to 34	5.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	18.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	6.7%
75 and over	11.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ross	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ross	Trenton
No high school diploma	9.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	28.6%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ross	Trenton
Drove alone	72.9%	83.6%
Carpooled	13.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.8%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ross	Trenton
1-unit, detached	85.4%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ross	Trenton
Poverty rate	13.0%	6.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1975	1992