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Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area


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2022 population: 380,688   ( 14,175 from 2010 , 6,652 from 2020)
Land area: 224.4 square miles
Population density: 1696.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:172,078 45.20% 13.9%
Black:73,60619.33% 3.1%
Indian:6200.16% 15.9%
Asian:49,12012.90% 50.3%
2+ races:7,6632.01% 26.6%
Hispanic:77,60120.38% 40.3%
Total non-White:208,61054.80% 25.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:9,059 11.7
Deaths:8,05810.4
Net Migration: -10,526-13.6
Net Immigration: 2,9383.8
Change in White population:-27,831 -7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:42,006 11.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
366,513
199,90954.54%
71,37819.47%
5350.15%
32,6918.92%
6,0521.65%
55,31815.09%
166,60445.46%

2000
350,761
225,28464.23%
67,92219.36%
4250.12%
17,4204.97%
5,1781.48%
33,8989.66%
125,47735.77%

1990
325,824
236,79072.67%
59,78718.35%
7040.22%
9,8203.01%
n/a
18,7235.75%
89,03427.33%

1980
307,863
237,55077.16%
54,67417.76%
2550.08%
4,2741.39%
n/a
10,7393.49%
70,31322.84%

1970
303,968
249,36082.03%
49,24116.20%
2320.08%
1,1440.38%
n/a
3,4191.12%
54,608 17.97%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
42,596 12.1
26,7837.6
-14,840-4.2
16,7544.8
-25,375 -7.2
41,127 11.7
1990's
NumberRate
46,114 14.2
30,0139.2
-17,978-5.5
13,0824.0
-11,506 -3.5
36,443 11.2
1980's
NumberRate
44,913 14.6
29,293 9.5
5,061 1.6
n/a
-760 -0.2
18,721 6.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-15,594 -5.1
n/a
-11,810 -3.9
15,705 5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.3
82,171 21.6%
298,517 78.4%
60,075 15.8%
139,549
2.62
91,742 65.7%
66,422 72.4%
8,620 9.4%
47,807 34.3%

2010
NumberPercent
37.8
82,982 22.6%
283,531 77.4%
46,347 12.6%
133,155
2.61
89,448 67.2%
64,160 71.7%
9,843 11.0%
43,707 32.8%

2000
NumberPercent
36.2
83,681 23.9%
267,080 76.1%
43,902 12.5%
125,787
2.62
86,757 69.0%
65,409 75.4%
8,557 9.9%
39,030 31.0%

1990
NumberPercent
34.2
73,415 22.5%
252,409 77.5%
42,559 13.1%
116,777
2.65
83,109 71.2%
63,812 76.8%
6,945 8.4%
33,668 28.8%

1980
NumberPercent
31.8
78,503 25.5%
229,360 74.5%
35,132 11.4%
105,835
2.77
78,389 74.1%
61,629 78.6%
7,926 10.1%
27,446 25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units150,035 
Median Value$327,600 
Occupied139,54993.0%
Vacant10,4867.0%
Owned87,63562.8%
Rented51,91437.2%
Median Rent$1,454 
Single-Family Units102,20068.1%
    Detached71,41447.6%
    Attached30,78620.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units34,16722.8%
Mobile Homes6580.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007,5305.4%
$10,000 to $14,9995,7364.1%
$15,000 to $19,9993,3922.4%
$20,000 to $24,9993,8932.8%
$25,000 to $29,9994,1853.0%
$30,000 to $34,9993,3842.4%
$35,000 to $39,9994,1713.0%
$40,000 to $44,9993,5092.5%
$45,000 to $49,9993,8602.8%
$50,000 to $59,9996,5624.7%
$60,000 to $74,99910,2557.3%
$75,000 to $99,99917,45112.5%
$100,000 to $124,99913,6599.8%
$125,000 to $149,99910,7107.7%
$150,000 to $199,99915,31111.0%
$200,000 or more25,94118.6%
Median Household Income92,697 
Per Capita Income50,053 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.112 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6,7934.9%
Public Assistance3,4972.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps14,22710.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed140,08568.9%
Unemployed10,1915.0%
In Armed Forces2160.1%
Total Labor Force150,49274.0%
Not in Labor Force52,83526.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector70,12254,77456.1%
Non-Profit7,36311,79138.4%
Self-Employed8,0845,26360.6%
Local Government5,6407,34143.4%
State Government5,2578,07239.4%
Federal Government1,5581,01560.6%
Total Private + Self78,20660,03756.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.19,81828,21941.3%
Total98,02488,25652.6%
Pct. Govt.15.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts35,66619.1%
Sales and Office Occupations34,65618.6%
Professional, Technical52,59328.2%
Service Occupations30,44616.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3910.2%
All others33,10817.8%
White Collar 65.9%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services25,36913.6%
Health care and social assistance24,72213.3%
Professional, scientific, technical19,93910.7%
Retail trade17,2409.2%
Manufacturing13,5147.2%
Finance and insurance12,2396.6%
Public administration11,8396.3%
Accommodation and food services10,1075.4%
Transportation and warehousing10,0585.4%
Construction8,9414.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7,5194.0%
Other services7,2723.9%
Wholesale trade6,1613.3%
Information3,7352.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,6432.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,2921.2%
Utilities9800.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5390.3%
Management3190.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction410.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,0941.33%
Puerto Rican18,4894.82%
Cuban1,2200.32%
Dominican9,5882.50%
Total Central American23,2476.06%
Costa Rican2,0200.53%
Guatemalan16,8224.38%
Honduran2,5510.66%
Nicaraguan900.02%
Panamanian5830.15%
Salvadoran1,0500.27%
Other Central American1310.03%
Total South American11,3902.97%
Argentinean2930.08%
Bolivian1800.05%
Chilean3910.10%
Colombian2,4490.64%
Ecuadorian5,4991.43%
Paraguayan110.00%
Peruvian1,5310.40%
Uruguayan1640.04%
Venezuelan6400.17%
Other South American2320.06%
Other Hispanic4,6791.22%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian26,7506.97%
Chinese8,7262.27%
Korean2,8430.74%
Filipino2,6730.70%
Burmese7110.19%
Japanese7090.18%
Taiwanese6390.17%
Vietnamese4500.12%
Bangladeshi1640.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English243,76267.2%
Spanish59,10816.3%
Other Indo-European19,1805.3%
Other Asian8,8162.4%
Chinese7,7582.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun6,8061.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic6,7841.9%
Other3,1420.9%
Arabic1,8680.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian43,64211.4%
Irish39,89810.4%
German33,3228.7%
English22,3535.8%
Polish20,7355.4%
American9,7202.5%
Russian5,9991.6%
Haitian5,1501.3%
Hungarian4,9831.3%
French4,6081.2%
Scottish3,6120.9%
European2,8660.7%
Dutch2,7630.7%
Eastern European2,5870.7%
Jamaican2,5130.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen335,71087.5%
Not a citizen48,02212.5%
Native289,37975.4%
Foreign-born94,35324.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
11,942 4.6%14,764 5.7%65,911 25.4%52,564 20.2%62,306 24.0%52,472 20.2%
  Average years of education: 14.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 11,942 4.6%
9-12 Years 14,764 5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 65,911 25.4%
Some College 52,564 20.2%
Bach. Degree 62,306 24.0%
Grad Degree 52,472 20.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 340,996 325,842 15,154 4.4%
1991 346,516 326,726 19,790 5.7%
1992 344,090 321,242 22,848 6.6%
1993 340,182 319,830 20,352 6.0%
1994 341,062 322,802 18,260 5.4%
1995 341,404 322,860 18,544 5.4%
1996 342,528 323,376 19,152 5.6%
1997 345,114 328,782 16,332 4.7%
1998 340,576 326,634 13,942 4.1%
1999 349,776 336,690 13,086 3.7%
2000 360,340 348,656 11,684 3.2%
2001 364,626 351,080 13,546 3.7%
2002 371,298 351,768 19,530 5.3%
2003 373,494 354,266 19,228 5.1%
2004 377,988 361,816 16,172 4.3%
2005 387,080 372,052 15,028 3.9%
2006 390,374 373,880 16,494 4.2%
2007 392,242 377,418 14,824 3.8%
2008 403,410 383,952 19,458 4.8%
2009 410,198 379,412 30,786 7.5%
2010 386,970 354,210 32,760 8.5%
2011 387,890 355,794 32,096 8.3%
2012 388,886 356,692 32,194 8.3%
2013 387,604 358,898 28,706 7.4%
2014 390,398 367,610 22,788 5.8%
2015 395,384 375,936 19,448 4.9%
2016 397,816 380,714 17,102 4.3%
2017 395,924 380,132 15,792 4.0%
2018 399,692 385,766 13,926 3.5%
2019 408,826 396,388 12,438 3.0%
2020 410,810 380,300 30,510 7.4%
2021 425,390 402,142 23,248 5.5%
2022 432,950 419,168 13,782 3.2%
2023 437,958 420,920 17,038 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com