Trenton is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 85,258 people and 37 constituent neighborhoods, Trenton is the seventh largest community in New Jersey. Trenton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Trenton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Trenton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Trenton who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.05%), sales jobs (7.59%), and food service (7.17%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Trenton are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Trenton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Trenton's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Trenton Information and Demographics

The population of Trenton has a very low overall level of education: only 9.25% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Trenton in 2000 was $14,621, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $58,484 for a family of four.

Trenton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Trenton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Trenton is African-American, followed by White. Trenton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.70% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Trenton include Italian, Polish, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Trenton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.