Trenton, MO

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,536
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.8
8.01% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18.1%
8.72% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$50,015
0.359% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$99,500
6.99% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,237
0.539% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Trenton, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Trenton, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Trenton, MO are North Central Missouri College (469 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Trenton, MO was $99,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.1%.

Most people in Trenton, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12 minutes. The average car ownership in Trenton, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Trenton, MO is home to a population of 5.54k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.54% of Trenton, MO residents were born outside of the country (85 people).

In 2024, there were 28.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.91k people) in Trenton, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 172 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 122 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Trenton, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Trenton, MO was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Trenton, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.91k ± 152
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    172 ± 82
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    122 ± 62
4.43%
Hispanic Population
245 people

In 2024, there were 28.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.91k people) in Trenton, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 172 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 122 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.43% of the people in Trenton, MO are hispanic (245 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Trenton, MO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    41,951 ± 5,011 people
  2. India
    23,410 ± 3,749 people
  3. China
    17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.54%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
85 people
1.39%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
77 people

As of 2024, 1.54% of Trenton, MO residents (85 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Trenton, MO was 1.39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    122 ± 60
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    99 ± 56
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    48 ± 43

Trenton, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Trenton, MO employs 2.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Trenton, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (317 people), Manufacturing (289 people), and Retail Trade (288 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($71,375), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,938), and Utilities ($68,750).

Employment

Occupations

2.24k
2024 Value
± 288
0.539%
1 Year growth
± 17.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Trenton, MO grew at a rate of 0.539%, from 2.23k employees to 2.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Trenton, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (244 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (213 people), and Production Occupations (212 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Trenton, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.24k
2024 Value
± 288
0.539%
1 Year growth
± 17.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Trenton, MO grew at a rate of 0.539%, from 2.23k employees to 2.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Trenton, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (317 people), Manufacturing (289 people), and Retail Trade (288 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Trenton, MO, though some of these residents may live in Trenton, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,216
Median earning men ± $4,257
$28,542
Median earning women ± $11,256

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,813), Other Services Except Public Administration ($65,243), and Wholesale Trade ($60,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($132,679), Manufacturing ($41,490), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,458).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Trenton, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.797%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Trenton, MO awarded 469 degrees. The student population of Trenton, MO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 503 male students and 1,344 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Trenton, MO are White (427 and 91.2%), Two or More Races (20 and 4.27%), Black or African American (13 and 2.78%), and Hispanic or Latino (8 and 1.71%).

The largest universities in Trenton, MO by number of degrees awarded are North Central Missouri College (469 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Trenton, MO are Liberal Arts & Sciences (130 and 27.7%), Registered Nursing (106 and 22.6%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (79 and 16.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,847 students enrolled in Trenton, MO, 27.2% men and 72.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,647 records, of which 73.9% were women and 26.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    130 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    106 degrees awarded
  3. Teacher Education
    20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Trenton, MO was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 130 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Trenton, MO according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
North Central Missouri College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
469 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was North Central Missouri College with 469 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 115 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Trenton, MO, which is 0.325 times less than the 354 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 427 degrees mean that there were 21.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 20 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,100) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,950) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($782) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Trenton, MO was $99,500 in 2024, which is 0.299 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,000 to $99,500, a 6.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Trenton, MO is 61.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Trenton, MO have an average commute time of 12 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Trenton, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$99,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,325
$1,414
Median Property Taxes
±$189

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Trenton, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Trenton, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.1%
Homeownership
2024
63.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.1% of the housing units in Trenton, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$50,015
Median Household Income
± $5,187
2.31k
Number of Households
± 281

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.31k households in Trenton, MO grew to $50,015 from the previous year's value of $49,836.

The following chart displays the households in Trenton, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Trenton, MO is from Missouri.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.9%)
  2. Carpooled (8.3%)
  3. Walked (8.16%)

In 2024, 77.9% of workers in Trenton, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.3%) and those who walked to work (8.16%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

12 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Trenton, MO have a shorter commute time (12 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.418% of the workforce in Trenton, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Trenton, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Trenton, MO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Trenton, MO (950 out of 5.26k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Trenton, MO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

88% of the population of Trenton, MO has health coverage, with 44% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.899% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Missouri see 1,421 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1596 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.4% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

12%
Uninsured
44%
Employer Coverage
15.5%
Medicaid
16.9%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
0.899%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Trenton, MO declined by 6.63% from 12.9% to 12%.

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