Gibson vs Trenton

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

Gibson 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 536 in Gibson). Gibson has the higher median household income ($52,656 vs $50,645 in Trenton). Gibson has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $130,900 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Trenton
Population	536	4,175
Median age	38.9 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,656	$50,645
Median home value	$155,800	$130,900
Median gross rent	$929	$816
Housing units	185	2,086
Homeownership rate	45.6%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Trenton
Population	460 → 536 (+16.5%)	4,217 → 4,175 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$49,107 → $52,656 (+7.2%)	$28,146 → $50,645 (+79.9%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $155,800 (+38.5%)	$93,400 → $130,900 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $929 (+4.4%)	$660 → $816 (+23.6%)

Gibson

Population

460536

Median household income

$49,107$52,656

Median home value

$112,500$155,800

Median gross rent

$890$929

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)

	Gibson	Trenton
Under 5	3.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	29.9%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	11.1%
25 to 34	5.0%	16.5%
35 to 44	9.1%	7.6%
45 to 54	8.0%	14.4%
55 to 64	26.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	4.9%	11.0%
75 and over	5.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	61.6%
Black or African American	3.5%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Trenton
No high school diploma	21.2%	15.2%
High school graduate	33.7%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Trenton
Drove alone	77.2%	94.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Trenton
1-unit, detached	86.5%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.1%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Trenton
Poverty rate	10.1%	23.2%
Average household size	3.13	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1960	1969