Trenton

Population: 2,061
Median household income: $37,329
Median home value: $156,100

Located in Dade County, Georgia, Trenton is a community with a population of 2,061. At $37,329, its median household income sits below Dade County's $58,936.

Between 2019 and 2023, Trenton's population declined 16.0% from 2,455 to 2,061, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $119,100 to $156,100.

66.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,061
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $37,329
Median home value: $156,100
Median gross rent: $702
Housing units: 972
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4552,061

Median household income

$31,509$37,329

Median home value

$119,100$156,100

Median gross rent

$696$702

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,455	$31,509	$119,100	$696
2020	2,303	$30,613	$132,500	$676
2021	2,095	$36,495	$132,000	$682
2022	2,188	$43,882	$155,900	$739
2023	2,061	$37,329	$156,100	$702

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	4.3%
5 to 17	330	16.0%
18 to 24	172	8.3%
25 to 34	171	8.3%
35 to 44	324	15.7%
45 to 54	175	8.5%
55 to 64	310	15.0%
65 to 74	279	13.5%
75 and over	211	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,877	91.1%
Black or African American	61	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	11	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	1.6%
Two or more races	76	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	285	19.4%
High school graduate	583	39.7%
Some college or associate's	430	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	137	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	35	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	487	69.2%
Carpooled	98	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	10.9%
Other means	14	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	299	47.7%
15 to 29 min	108	17.2%
30 to 44 min	202	32.2%
45 to 59 min	12	1.9%
60+ min	6	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 18.9% (358 of 1,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	525	63.6%
Nonfamily households	301	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	826	85.0%
Vacant	146	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	545	66.0%
Renter-occupied	281	34.0%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	643	66.2%
1-unit, attached	22	2.3%
2 to 4 units	59	6.1%
5 to 19 units	66	6.8%
20 or more units	108	11.1%
Mobile home & other	74	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1377372
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8741, -85.5096