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Trenton, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Trenton is a Census city of 4,151 people across 8.04 square miles of land, in Gibson County. Median household income is $58,750, 42.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Trenton
What Trenton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.04 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land517
- County holding the largest share of its areaGibson 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
- Population4,151
- Median age38.9
- Population under 18867 plus or minus 217
- Share under 1820.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over732 plus or minus 166
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households1,761
- Family households888
- Share of households that are families50.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Trenton
- Median household income$58,750 plus or minus $16,952
- Per capita income$25,355
- Civilian labor force1,701
- Employed1,436
- Unemployed265 plus or minus 132
- Unemployment rate15.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over2,849
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Trenton
- Housing units2,144
- Occupied units1,761
- Vacant units383 plus or minus 158
- Vacancy rate17.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied742 plus or minus 165
- Renter occupied1,019
- Ownership rate42.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$126,000 plus or minus $66,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$829
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units1,406
- Share single family65.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more648 plus or minus 206
- Share in buildings of two or more30.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes90 plus or minus 83
- Median year structure built1967
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 commute1,391 plus or minus 280
- Commuting under 15 minutes448 plus or minus 171
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.2 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more750 plus or minus 283
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.9 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled12.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Trenton
SBA loans in Trenton (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,395,000
- Average approval$697,500
- Median approval$697,500
- Largest approval$1,345,000
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Trenton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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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Flood risk in Trenton
- NFIP communityCity of Trenton
- NFIP community number470062
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/05/08
The City of Trenton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470062 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.
Gibson County, not Trenton
Gibson County context, not Trenton figures
- Establishments in Gibson County951
- Covered employment, Gibson County14,908
- Average annual pay, Gibson County$48,973
- Housing units permitted, Gibson County152
Every figure in this section is published for Gibson 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, Tennessee?
4,151, in 1,761 households. Trenton city covers 8.04 square miles of land, which is 517 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?
Gibson 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?
$58,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $126,000. Median gross rent is $829 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?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $697,500. 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 0 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 470062, 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 Gibson 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.
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