Humidity & wind
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Population
91,506
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$160,700
Owner-occupied units
Trenton, NJ
New Jersey · 40.224° N, 74.764° W · 8 sq mi
Trenton is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 91,506 and about 12,031 residents per square mile. The median household earns $52,537 a year, and the median home is worth $160,700.
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Size & density
Land area
8 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
12,031
People per square mile
Rank by population
#402
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#851
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$52,537
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,294
Per month
Homeownership
37.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.9 min
One way
People
Median age
34.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
16.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
30.9%
Households
32,052
2.74 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.7%
Professional & business services 11.5%
Transport & utilities 10.7%
Retail trade 10.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near Trenton
- Levittown, PA7 mi · 50,926
- Philadelphia, PA25 mi · 1,574,281
- New Brunswick, NJ25 mi · 57,133
- Camden, NJ27 mi · 71,430
- Lakewood, NJ31 mi · 69,585
- Plainfield, NJ33 mi · 57,141
- Perth Amboy, NJ33 mi · 56,739
- Toms River, NJ34 mi · 94,956
Cities about the same size
- Roswell, GA91,505
- Champaign, IL91,195
- Erie, PA91,838
- Leander, TX91,132
- Clifton, NJ91,127
- Folsom, CA91,983
- Bryan, TX91,996
- Frederick, MD92,059
More in New Jersey
- Newark323,808
- Jersey City302,013
- Paterson161,793
- Elizabeth141,675
- Clifton91,127
- Bayonne74,744
- East Orange72,159
- Passaic71,337
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.