Trenton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 18,202 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Trenton is the 72nd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Trenton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Trenton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Trenton who work in sales jobs (11.63%), office and administrative support (11.11%), and management occupations (9.53%). Also of interest is that Trenton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Trenton is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.58% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Trenton in 2022 was $45,167, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,668 for a family of four. However, Trenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Trenton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trenton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Trenton include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Trenton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
