Trenton

Population: 218
Median household income: $36,667
Median home value: $140,300

Trenton, a community in Jones County, North Carolina, has 218 residents. Its median household income of $36,667 runs below the Jones County figure of $55,659.

From 2019 to 2023, Trenton's population declined 39.3% from 359 to 218, while its median home value rose 50.9% from $93,000 to $140,300.

23.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 43.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 218
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $36,667
Median home value: $140,300
Median gross rent: $986
Housing units: 141
Homeownership rate: 43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

359218

Median household income

$30,313$36,667

Median home value

$93,000$140,300

Median gross rent

$700$986

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	359	$30,313	$93,000	$700
2020	256	$33,750	$99,300	$755
2021	180	$55,536	$150,000	$775
2022	161	$45,417	$131,300	—
2023	218	$36,667	$140,300	$986

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 178.3%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3425.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 545.5%

55 to 6427.1%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	4.1%
5 to 17	18	8.3%
18 to 24	9	4.1%
25 to 34	56	25.7%
35 to 44	25	11.5%
45 to 54	12	5.5%
55 to 64	59	27.1%
65 to 74	16	7.3%
75 and over	14	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	125	57.3%
Black or African American	84	38.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	14.3%
High school graduate	75	41.2%
Some college or associate's	39	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	21	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle3.5%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80	70.2%
Carpooled	20	17.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	6.1%
Bicycle	4	3.5%
Worked from home	3	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	26.1%
15 to 29 min	43	38.7%
30 to 44 min	12	10.8%
45 to 59 min	6	5.4%
60+ min	21	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.66
Poverty rate: 15.1% (28 of 186)

	Count	Share
Family households	44	39.3%
Nonfamily households	68	60.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	112	79.4%
Vacant	29	20.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	49	43.8%
Renter-occupied	63	56.3%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	111	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	16.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3768320
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.0633, -77.3546