Ector vs Trenton

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

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

Ector has the higher population (826 vs 675 in Trenton). Ector has the higher median household income ($61,731 vs $53,810 in Trenton). Trenton has the higher median home value ($154,500 vs $148,100 in Ector).

Population, income & housing

	Ector	Trenton
Population	826	675
Median age	36.4 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,731	$53,810
Median home value	$148,100	$154,500
Median gross rent	$1,094	$821
Housing units	336	312
Homeownership rate	52.3%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ector	Trenton
Population	862 → 826 (-4.2%)	695 → 675 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$56,042 → $61,731 (+10.2%)	$49,167 → $53,810 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $148,100 (+83.7%)	$79,800 → $154,500 (+93.6%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,094 (+31.8%)	$706 → $821 (+16.3%)

Ector

Population

862826

Median household income

$56,042$61,731

Median home value

$80,600$148,100

Median gross rent

$830$1,094

Trenton

Population

695675

Median household income

$49,167$53,810

Median home value

$79,800$154,500

Median gross rent

$706$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ector	Trenton
Under 5	8.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.2%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	15.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.3%
75 and over	5.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ector	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	86.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ector	Trenton
No high school diploma	21.6%	14.4%
High school graduate	45.4%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ector	Trenton
Drove alone	84.0%	75.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	13.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ector	Trenton
1-unit, detached	74.4%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Ector	Trenton
Poverty rate	12.0%	15.2%
Average household size	2.74	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1982	1969