Rutherford vs Trenton

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

Rutherford 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 1,203 in Rutherford). Trenton has the higher median household income ($50,645 vs $50,000 in Rutherford). Trenton has the higher median home value ($130,900 vs $91,500 in Rutherford).

Population, income & housing

	Rutherford	Trenton
Population	1,203	4,175
Median age	35.8 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$50,645
Median home value	$91,500	$130,900
Median gross rent	$718	$816
Housing units	572	2,086
Homeownership rate	74.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutherford	Trenton
Population	1,116 → 1,203 (+7.8%)	4,217 → 4,175 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$33,359 → $50,000 (+49.9%)	$28,146 → $50,645 (+79.9%)
Median home value	$65,400 → $91,500 (+39.9%)	$93,400 → $130,900 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $718 (+10.5%)	$660 → $816 (+23.6%)

Rutherford

Population

1,1161,203

Median household income

$33,359$50,000

Median home value

$65,400$91,500

Median gross rent

$650$718

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)

	Rutherford	Trenton
Under 5	11.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	2.0%	11.1%
25 to 34	19.5%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	9.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	15.0%	11.0%
75 and over	4.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutherford	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	61.6%
Black or African American	2.0%	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutherford	Trenton
No high school diploma	13.0%	15.2%
High school graduate	38.7%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutherford	Trenton
Drove alone	83.7%	94.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	1.5%
Other means	5.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutherford	Trenton
1-unit, detached	89.5%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	24.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Rutherford	Trenton
Poverty rate	11.2%	23.2%
Average household size	2.43	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1966	1969