South Carolina · Census place 72520
Trenton, SC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Trenton, South Carolina (Trenton, SC — Census place “Trenton town”) is 320 residents, ranking #377 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $52,986, the median home is worth $153,100 and median gross rent runs $792 a month. Looking for the Trenton South Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Trenton, SC: 29847.
- Population
- 320Trenton town residents
- Median household income
- $52,986Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $153,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $792Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.8%Owner-occupied households
Trenton ZIP codes (South Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Trenton.
The Trenton SC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Trenton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Trenton town median would spend about 17.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.1% of residents and 63.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Trenton town, SC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Trenton town is a very small community in South Carolina, with 320 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #377 of 475 ranked by population — larger than 20% of them. The median age here is 45.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Trenton town earn a median of $52,986 a year, 32.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $53,071 median for the 263 South Carolina cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 14.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Trenton town is valued at $153,100, 49.5% below the national figure and 14% below the $177,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $792 a month, 43.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,504 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 320 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Trenton town against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Carolina.
- Charleston city 152,014
- Columbia city 138,019
- North Charleston city 117,460
- Mount Pleasant town 92,662
- Rock Hill city 74,769
- Greenville city 71,755
- Summerville town 51,262
- Goose Creek city 46,964
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Trenton town?
- Trenton town has 320 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #377 of 475 in South Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Trenton town?
- Median household income in Trenton town is $52,986 a year, 32.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Trenton town?
- Median gross rent is $792 a month and the median home value is $153,100, so rent absorbs about 17.9% of median household income.
- Is Trenton town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Trenton town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Trenton town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.