Humboldt vs Trenton

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

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

Humboldt has the higher population (7,799 vs 4,175 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($50,645 vs $42,873 in Humboldt). Trenton has the higher median home value ($130,900 vs $111,300 in Humboldt).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Trenton
Population	7,799	4,175
Median age	43.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,873	$50,645
Median home value	$111,300	$130,900
Median gross rent	$757	$816
Housing units	3,953	2,086
Homeownership rate	46.9%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Trenton
Population	8,169 → 7,799 (-4.5%)	4,217 → 4,175 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$31,165 → $42,873 (+37.6%)	$28,146 → $50,645 (+79.9%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $111,300 (+35.9%)	$93,400 → $130,900 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $757 (+10.7%)	$660 → $816 (+23.6%)

Humboldt

Population

8,1697,799

Median household income

$31,165$42,873

Median home value

$81,900$111,300

Median gross rent

$684$757

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)

	Humboldt	Trenton
Under 5	3.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	16.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	7.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.3%	11.0%
75 and over	10.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	61.6%
Black or African American	37.2%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Trenton
No high school diploma	17.5%	15.2%
High school graduate	42.7%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Trenton
Drove alone	80.1%	94.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	1.5%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Trenton
1-unit, detached	71.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	24.1%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	8.2%
20 or more units	5.2%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Trenton
Poverty rate	17.2%	23.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1971	1969