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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Trenton is $24,988, which is higher than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Trenton median household income is $43,500, which has grown by 59.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Trenton residents spend 21.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #152

Trenton, KY	24,988 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Trenton, KY	31,313 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Trenton, KY	35,750 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Trenton, KY	30,089 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #197

Trenton, KY	43,500 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Trenton, KY	50,007 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #40

Trenton, KY	59.63%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Trenton, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.47%	$3,304, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.77%	$15,818, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.53%	$0, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.15%	$22,044, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Trenton, KY	56,250 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Trenton, KY	64,912 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Trenton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$47,500, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$26,250, see rank	$28,858	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Trenton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
25 to 44	$50,833, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,750, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$26,250, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Trenton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	337, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	179, 53.12%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	100, 55.87%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5, 2.79%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	95, 53.07%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	93, 97.89%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2, 2.11%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	79, 44.13%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	158, 46.88%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	96, 60.76%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	96, 60.76%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	91, 94.79%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 5.21%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	62, 39.24%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Trenton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	184, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	157, 85.33%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	10, 5.43%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	13, 7.07%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4, 2.17%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Trenton, KY	21.6 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Trenton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	184	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	93, 50.54%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18, 19.35%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	19, 20.43%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 18.28%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 9.68%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 22.58%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	91, 49.46%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28, 30.77%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3, 3.30%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 36.26%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	27, 29.67%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Trenton, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	184, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13, 7.07%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	13, 7.07%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	34, 18.48%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 2.72%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10, 5.43%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	14, 7.61%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	4, 2.17%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18, 9.78%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5, 2.72%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	32, 17.39%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11, 5.98%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 8.15%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10, 5.43%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Trenton, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	49	12.56%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	14	12.96%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.