Dyer vs Trenton

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

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

Trenton has the higher population (4,175 vs 2,334 in Dyer). Dyer has the higher median household income ($50,962 vs $50,645 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median home value ($130,900 vs $117,600 in Dyer).

Population, income & housing

	Dyer	Trenton
Population	2,334	4,175
Median age	33.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,962	$50,645
Median home value	$117,600	$130,900
Median gross rent	$810	$816
Housing units	952	2,086
Homeownership rate	63.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dyer	Trenton
Population	2,791 → 2,334 (-16.4%)	4,217 → 4,175 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$35,733 → $50,962 (+42.6%)	$28,146 → $50,645 (+79.9%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $117,600 (+50.0%)	$93,400 → $130,900 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $810 (+22.9%)	$660 → $816 (+23.6%)

Dyer

Population

2,7912,334

Median household income

$35,733$50,962

Median home value

$78,400$117,600

Median gross rent

$659$810

Trenton

Population

4,2174,175

Median household income

$28,146$50,645

Median home value

$93,400$130,900

Median gross rent

$660$816

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dyer	Trenton
Under 5	13.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	12.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	6.2%	16.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	7.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	11.0%
75 and over	8.2%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dyer	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	61.6%
Black or African American	18.2%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dyer	Trenton
No high school diploma	8.8%	15.2%
High school graduate	44.9%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dyer	Trenton
Drove alone	86.4%	94.5%
Carpooled	11.8%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dyer	Trenton
1-unit, detached	81.7%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	24.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Dyer	Trenton
Poverty rate	19.7%	23.2%
Average household size	2.56	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1967	1969