Trenton is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 241 people and two associated neighborhoods, Trenton is the 548th largest community in North Carolina. Trenton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Trenton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Trenton is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Trenton who work in sales jobs (16.67%), maintenance occupations (14.91%), and management occupations (7.89%). Also of interest is that Trenton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small town, Trenton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Trenton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.08% of adults in Trenton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Trenton in 2022 was $30,930, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,720 for a family of four. However, Trenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Trenton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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, Italian, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Trenton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
