Milan vs Trenton

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

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

Milan has the higher population (8,194 vs 4,175 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median household income ($50,645 vs $45,608 in Milan). Trenton has the higher median home value ($130,900 vs $121,400 in Milan).

Population, income & housing

	Milan	Trenton
Population	8,194	4,175
Median age	36.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,608	$50,645
Median home value	$121,400	$130,900
Median gross rent	$802	$816
Housing units	3,423	2,086
Homeownership rate	51.9%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milan	Trenton
Population	7,672 → 8,194 (+6.8%)	4,217 → 4,175 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$43,509 → $45,608 (+4.8%)	$28,146 → $50,645 (+79.9%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $121,400 (+14.5%)	$93,400 → $130,900 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $802 (+18.3%)	$660 → $816 (+23.6%)

Milan

Population

7,6728,194

Median household income

$43,509$45,608

Median home value

$106,000$121,400

Median gross rent

$678$802

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)

	Milan	Trenton
Under 5	5.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	24.7%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	11.1%
25 to 34	12.3%	16.5%
35 to 44	15.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.0%
75 and over	9.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milan	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	61.6%
Black or African American	26.2%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milan	Trenton
No high school diploma	14.1%	15.2%
High school graduate	41.4%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milan	Trenton
Drove alone	84.9%	94.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	1.5%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milan	Trenton
1-unit, detached	69.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	24.1%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	8.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Milan	Trenton
Poverty rate	18.9%	23.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1975	1969