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.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Trenton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Trenton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.32% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Trenton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Trenton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Trenton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.81% of adults in Trenton have a college 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.