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Trenton City School District

Trenton City School District is a unified school district in New Jersey with a community population of 90,338. The median household income is $52,537 and the median age is 34.8.

90,338

Population

11877

People / sq mi

$52,537

Median Income

34.8

Median Age

Trenton City School District covers 8 sq mi of land at 11877.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White14.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian10.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$52,537

Median Household Income

$28,236

Per Capita Income

16.9%

Poverty Rate

6.2%

Unemployment

Housing

$160,700

Median Home Value

$1,294

Median Rent

37.9%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

74.6%

High School+

16.2%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Trenton City School District serves a community with a population of 90,338 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in New Jersey.

The median household income in Trenton City School District is $52,537, with a per capita income of $28,236. The poverty rate is 16.9%.

Trenton City School District is 14.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 10.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Trenton City School District, 74.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 16.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Trenton City School District is $160,700, with a median rent of $1,294. The homeownership rate is 37.9%.

Data for Trenton City School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3416290).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.