Cities / New Jersey / Trenton

Trenton, NJ

90,338 people

Right Now

Weather

75°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 83°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Central)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 25.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PHL

36 mi — Philadelphia International Airport

Population & People

Population

90,338

Median age

34.8

Median household income

$52,537

Poverty rate

21.6%

Unemployment rate

10.1%

Bachelor's degree+

16.2%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

46.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$160,700

Median gross rent

$1,294/mo

Homeownership rate

37.91%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,950

HUD Fair Market Rent (Mercer County, 5 mi from Trenton), 2026. Efficiency $1344, 1BR $1545, 2BR $1950, 3BR $2338, 4BR $2670. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Jersey commercial electricity

16.63¢/kWh

New Jersey industrial electricity

13.9¢/kWh

New Jersey residential electricity

22.63¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

887174.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

688124

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Jersey

947.27

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Source: FRED, New Jersey-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PHL

Philadelphia International Airport

36 mi away

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

44 mi away

JFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

58 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Jersey energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Jersey economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).