Trenton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 91,193 people and 53 associated neighborhoods, Trenton is the seventh largest community in New Jersey. Trenton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities 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 city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Trenton who work in office and administrative support (12.16%), food service (8.88%), and maintenance occupations (8.58%). A lot of people in Trenton take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Trenton, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.The citizens of Trenton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.18% of adults in Trenton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Trenton in 2022 was $28,236, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,944 for a family of four. However, Trenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Trenton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Trenton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Trenton, accounting for 46.37% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Trenton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Trenton include Irish, Jamaican, Italian, German, and African. In addition, Trenton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.87%). The most common language spoken in Trenton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
