With 258 people, Trenton is a city in South Carolina. At a median age of 47.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $169,600. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $930 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,083, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Trenton
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.0% → 40.6%(+31.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share62.8% → 58.1%(−4.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age35.1 → 47.1(+12.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)5.9%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)52.9%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.5%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 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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Over time
Trenton, decade by decade
Trenton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
293
$46,501
$102,963
9.0%
58.4
2000
226
$47,818
$107,295
25.8%
58.2
2010
196
$101,599
$194,782
26.3%
60.6
2020
200
$49,997
$151,505
29.0%
70.8
2024
258
$57,083
$169,600
40.6%
64.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
