About Trenton

Trenton is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 255 people and just one neighborhood, Trenton is the 255th largest community in South Carolina.

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 town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Trenton who work in teaching (13.56%), sales jobs (11.86%), and management occupations (10.17%).

Trenton is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Trenton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.32% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Trenton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Trenton Information and Demographics

The education level of Trenton citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 25.81% of adults in Trenton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Trenton in 2000 was $17,352, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,408 for a family of four.

Trenton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Trenton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Trenton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Trenton include English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

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