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Trenton, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Trenton is a Census city of 90,338 people across 7.61 square miles of land, in Mercer County. Median household income is $52,537, 37.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 116 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $69.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Trenton
What Trenton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.61 sq mi
- Water area0.6 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land11,877
- County holding the largest share of its areaMercer County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Trenton
- Population90,338
- Median age34.8
- Population under 1825,085
- Share under 1827.8 percent
- Population 65 and over10,831
- Share 65 and over12.0 percent
- Households32,052
- Family households18,653
- Share of households that are families58.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Trenton
Income and work in Trenton
- Median household income$52,537
- Per capita income$28,236
- Civilian labor force41,180
- Employed37,007
- Unemployed4,173
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over57,850
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Trenton
- Housing units34,513
- Occupied units32,052
- Vacant units2,461
- Vacancy rate7.1 percent
- Owner occupied12,152
- Renter occupied19,900
- Ownership rate37.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$160,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,294
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.6 percent
- Single family units20,556
- Share single family59.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13,874
- Share in buildings of two or more40.2 percent
- Mobile homes83 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Trenton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute32,978
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,650
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11,209
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.0 percent
- Drove alone57.7 percent
- Carpooled15.8 percent
- Public transport6.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home7.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Trenton
SBA loans in Trenton (7(a))
- Approvals116
- Gross approval$69,419,700
- Average approval$598,446
- Median approval$259,350
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,712,500
- Largest approval$4,300,000
- Jobs supported1,440
- Jobs per approval12.4
- Loans with a final outcome22
- Paid in full20
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.1 percent
- Share to franchises6.9 percent
- Distinct lenders47
- Distinct industries by NAICS65
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Trenton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Trenton (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$8,400,000
- Average approval$700,000
- Median approval$193,000
- Largest approval$3,579,000
- Jobs supported149
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Trenton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Trenton
- NFIP communityCity of Trenton
- NFIP community number345325
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/16
The City of Trenton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 345325 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mercer County, not Trenton
Mercer County context, not Trenton figures
- Establishments in Mercer County9,683
- Covered employment, Mercer County264,154
- Average annual pay, Mercer County$90,503
- Housing units permitted, Mercer County2,026
Every figure in this section is published for Mercer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Trenton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Trenton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Trenton, New Jersey?
90,338, in 32,052 households. Trenton city covers 7.61 square miles of land, which is 11,877 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Trenton in?
Mercer County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Trenton?
$52,537. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,700. Median gross rent is $1,294 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Trenton businesses?
116 7(a) approvals totaling $69.4 m since FY2020, across 47 lenders, median approval $259,350, plus 12 504 approvals worth $8.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Trenton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Trenton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Trenton. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Trenton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Trenton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Trenton, city of, community 345325, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Trenton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mercer County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Trenton.
Is zoning published for Trenton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.