Trenton is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,205 people and three associated neighborhoods, Trenton is the 252nd largest community in Georgia.Trenton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Trenton is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Trenton who work in office and administrative support (13.61%), teaching (9.40%), and food service (7.11%). Of important note, Trenton is also a city of artists. Trenton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Trenton’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Trenton, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Trenton provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. Being a small city, Trenton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Trenton with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.89% of adults in Trenton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Trenton in 2022 was $24,104, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,416 for a family of four. However, Trenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Trenton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trenton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Trenton include English, Irish, German, British, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Trenton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Slavic languages.
