Medina vs Trenton

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

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

Medina has the higher population (5,268 vs 4,175 in Trenton). Medina has the higher median household income ($93,964 vs $50,645 in Trenton). Medina has the higher median home value ($261,400 vs $130,900 in Trenton).

Population, income & housing

	Medina	Trenton
Population	5,268	4,175
Median age	36.7 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$93,964	$50,645
Median home value	$261,400	$130,900
Median gross rent	$1,089	$816
Housing units	1,975	2,086
Homeownership rate	79.7%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medina	Trenton
Population	4,209 → 5,268 (+25.2%)	4,217 → 4,175 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$69,206 → $93,964 (+35.8%)	$28,146 → $50,645 (+79.9%)
Median home value	$180,600 → $261,400 (+44.7%)	$93,400 → $130,900 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,089 (+11.7%)	$660 → $816 (+23.6%)

Medina

Population

4,2095,268

Median household income

$69,206$93,964

Median home value

$180,600$261,400

Median gross rent

$975$1,089

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)

	Medina	Trenton
Under 5	7.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	11.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	16.5%
35 to 44	18.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	17.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	8.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	5.2%	11.0%
75 and over	3.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medina	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	61.6%
Black or African American	3.2%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medina	Trenton
No high school diploma	5.5%	15.2%
High school graduate	30.1%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medina	Trenton
Drove alone	78.9%	94.5%
Carpooled	7.6%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medina	Trenton
1-unit, detached	93.4%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	24.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Medina	Trenton
Poverty rate	4.9%	23.2%
Average household size	2.67	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	2004	1969