Edgefield vs Trenton

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

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

Edgefield has the higher population (3,977 vs 320 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($52,986 vs $37,500 in Edgefield). Trenton has the higher median home value ($153,100 vs $108,900 in Edgefield).

Population, income & housing

	Edgefield	Trenton
Population	3,977	320
Median age	40.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,500	$52,986
Median home value	$108,900	$153,100
Median gross rent	$849	$792
Housing units	1,150	133
Homeownership rate	49.7%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgefield	Trenton
Population	4,780 → 3,977 (-16.8%)	298 → 320 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$27,619 → $37,500 (+35.8%)	$41,042 → $52,986 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $108,900 (+11.8%)	$122,200 → $153,100 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $849 (+51.3%)	$545 → $792 (+45.3%)

Edgefield

Population

4,7803,977

Median household income

$27,619$37,500

Median home value

$97,400$108,900

Median gross rent

$561$849

Trenton

Population

298320

Median household income

$41,042$52,986

Median home value

$122,200$153,100

Median gross rent

$545$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgefield	Trenton
Under 5	1.6%	0.9%
5 to 17	11.7%	8.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	30.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	6.3%
35 to 44	22.8%	2.5%
45 to 54	15.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	16.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.2%
75 and over	5.1%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgefield	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	34.5%	48.1%
Black or African American	53.0%	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgefield	Trenton
No high school diploma	26.6%	12.5%
High school graduate	33.2%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgefield	Trenton
Drove alone	86.2%	92.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgefield	Trenton
1-unit, detached	68.8%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Edgefield	Trenton
Poverty rate	32.8%	14.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1968	1957