CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Trenton

North Carolina · 254 residents · 0.24 sq mi

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With 254 people, Trenton is a city in North Carolina. At a median age of 42.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $47,200. Growth has run 23% since 2000, or 48 more people. Renters pay $319 a month at the median. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

254

+23%vs 2000

vs 206 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 46.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024319

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.4%(6)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.5%(9)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(14)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1913.4%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(12)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.1%(23)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(41)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.6%(37)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(20)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.4%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(19)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,417

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,833 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,330

−17%vs 2000

vs $14,774 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.8%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,200

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $483 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.5%

−12.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

35.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.9%(144)

Black26.7%(55)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(3)

Asian1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.3%(181)

Black28.7%(73)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban4.1%(13)

Puerto Rican1.9%(6)

Mexican0.3%(1)

Ancestry

English16%(51)

Irish9.4%(30)

American7.2%(23)

Dutch5.3%(17)

Italian4.4%(14)

British3.1%(10)

German2.5%(8)

West Indian2.2%(7)

Jamaican2.2%(7)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(4)

Scottish1.3%(4)

French0.6%(2)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.6%(2)

Swedish0.6%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.1%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.2%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

−23%vs 2000

vs 26.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.6%(45)

Married36.6%(49)

Widowed3.7%(5)

Divorced26.1%(35)

Women 15+

Never married41.1%(60)

Married41.8%(61)

Widowed2.7%(4)

Divorced14.4%(21)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−19.0 ptssince 2013

from 31.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.9%

+28.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

−21.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

15.2%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.3%

+27.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)51.9%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.6%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era9.6%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 52 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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