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Population (year 2000): 85,403. Estimated
population in July 2005: 84,639 (-0.9% change)
Males: 42,180 (49.4%), Females: 43,223 (50.6%)
Mercer County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $31,074 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,500 (year 2000)
Races in Trenton:
- Black (52.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (24.6%)
- Hispanic (21.5%)
- Other race (10.8%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (7.3%), Irish (4.5%), Polish
(3.8%), German (3.7%), Subsaharan African (3.0%), United States
(2.4%).
Elevation: 54 feet
Land area: 7.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Trenton
- High school or higher: 62.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Trenton city
- Never married: 42.9%
- Now married: 34.0%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 10.1%
14.1% Foreign born (9.8% Latin America, 2.1%
Europe, 1.6% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -3,236 (-3.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Trenton:
- ANNE KLEIN FORENSIC CENTER (PO BOX 7717
STUYVESANT AVE)
- CAPITAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AT FULD (750 BRUNSWICK
AVE)
- MERCER MEDICAL CENTER (446 BELLEVUE AVE)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (601 HAMILTON AVE)
- TRENTON PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (STATION A)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Trenton:
- TRENTON MERCER (about 5 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 20 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 31 miles;
LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Trenton:
- TWIN PINE (about 6 miles; PENNINGTON, NJ; ID: N75)
- TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (about 11 miles; ROBBINSVILLE,
NJ; ID: N87)
- PRINCETON (about 14 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ;
ID: 39N)
Amtrak station:
TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Trenton:
- THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 3,277; Location: 101 W STATE ST; Public;
Website: www.tesc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF NURSING
(FT enrollment: 19; Location: 601 HAMILTON AVE; Private,
not-for-profit)
- CAPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT
enrollment: 15; Location: 832 BRUNSWICK AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.capitalhealth.org)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER-SCHOOL OF RAD TECH
(FT enrollment: 10; Location: 601 HAMILTON AVE; Private,
not-for-profit)
- BROADCASTERS TRAINING SCHOOL (Location: 1590
FIFTH ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Trenton:
- RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ;
Full-time enrollment: 4,201)
- THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 6 miles; Ewing, NJ;
FT enrollment: 6,176)
- MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,445)
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; PRINCETON, NJ;
FT enrollment: 6,481)
- BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
NEWTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 4,840)
- BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
- RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
SOMERVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,283)
Public high schools in Trenton:
- TRENTON CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 2,705;
Location: 400 CHAMBERS STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HAMILTON EAST-STEINERT (Students: 1,628;
Location: 2900 KLOCKNER ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HAMILTON NORTH-NOTTINGHAM (Students: 1,361;
Location: 1055 KLOCKNER ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DAYLIGHT/TWILIGHT H S (Students: 767;
Location: 720 BELLEVUE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCVS ASSUNPINK CENT (Students: 86; Location:
1085 OLD TRENTON ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCVS PERFORMING ARTS (Location: 1200 OLD
TRENTON ROAD; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Trenton:
- VILLA VICTORIA ACADEMY (Students: 266;
Location: 376 WEST UPPER FERRY ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Trenton:
- EMILY C REYNOLDS MIDDLE (Students: 1,215;
Location: 2145 YARDVILLE-HAMILTON SQUARE; Grades: 06 -
08)
- ALBERT E GRICE MIDDLE (Students: 1,053;
Location: 901 WHITEHORSE-HAMILTON SQUARE; Grades: 06 -
08)
- RICHARD C CROCKETT MIDDLE (Students: 1,006;
Location: 2631 KUSER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GRACE A DUNN MIDDLE SCH (Students: 850;
Location: 401 DAYTON STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TRENTON COMMUNITY CS (Students: 560;
Location: 349 WEST STATE STREET; Grades: KG - 09)
- GRANVILLE CS (Students: 546; Location: 363
WEST STATE STREET; Grades: KG - 09)
- HEDGEPETH-WILLIAMS M.S. (Students: 529;
Location: 301 GLADSTONE AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROBBINS (Students: 523; Location: 283 TYLER
STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- GRANT (Students: 513; Location: 159 N.
CLINTON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- P.J. HILL (Students: 482; Location: 1010 EAST
STATE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Trenton:
- ST GREGORY THE GREAT (Students: 533;
Location: 4680 NOTTINGHAM WAY; Grades: KG - 8)
- OUR LADY OF SORROWS SCHOOL (Students: 436;
Location: 3800 EAST STATE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 414;
Location: 530 SOUTH OLDEN AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST RAPHAEL SCHOOL (Students: 307; Location:
151 GROPP AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 258;
Location: 520 CHESTNUT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- INCARNATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 255;
Location: 1555 PENNINGTON ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY ANGELS SCHOOL (Students: 210; Location:
10 NEW CEDAR LANE; Grades: KG - 8)
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL-TRENTON (Students: 202;
Location: 333 SOUTH BROAD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY CROSS SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location:
22 GRAND ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- OUR LADYS CATHEDRAL ACADEMY (Students: 187;
Location: 31 CHANCERY LANE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Trenton:
- TRENTON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $3,183,122; Location: 120 ACADEMY ST.; 405,522
books; 2,759 audio materials; 966 video materials; 755
serial subscriptions)
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