2024 population: 392,138 ( 4,805 from 2020)
Land area: 224.4 square miles
Population density: 1747.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	162,483	41.44%	8.1%
Black:	72,612	18.52%	1.0%
Indian:	607	0.15%	0.5%
Asian:	52,359	13.35%	15.2%
2+ races:	7,581	1.93%	7.6%
Hispanic:	96,496	24.61%	14.7%

Total non-White:	229,655	58.56%	9.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	17,392	11.2
Deaths:	14,314	9.2
Net Migration:	-16,678	-10.8
Net Immigration:	18,320	11.8

Change in White population:	-14,289	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	19,094	4.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
387,333
176,772	45.64%
73,358	18.94%
604	0.16%
45,440	11.73%
7,044	1.82%
84,115	21.72%
210,561	54.36%

2010
366,513
199,909	54.54%
71,378	19.47%
535	0.15%
32,691	8.92%
6,052	1.65%
55,318	15.09%
166,604	45.46%

2000
350,761
225,284	64.23%
67,922	19.36%
425	0.12%
17,420	4.97%
5,178	1.48%
33,898	9.66%
125,477	35.77%

1990
325,824
236,790	72.67%
59,787	18.35%
704	0.22%
9,820	3.01%
n/a
18,723	5.75%
89,034	27.33%

1980
307,863
237,550	77.16%
54,674	17.76%
255	0.08%
4,274	1.39%
n/a
10,739	3.49%
70,313	22.84%

1970
303,968
249,360	82.03%
49,241	16.20%
232	0.08%
1,144	0.38%
n/a
3,419	1.12%
54,608	17.97%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
38,444	10.5
26,810	7.3
-28,197	-7.7
16,366	4.5

-23,137	-6.3
43,957	12.0

Number	Rate
2000's
42,596	12.1
26,783	7.6
-14,840	-4.2
16,754	4.8

-25,375	-7.2
41,127	11.7

Number	Rate
1990's
46,114	14.2
30,013	9.2
-17,978	-5.5
13,082	4.0

-11,506	-3.5
36,443	11.2

Number	Rate
1980's
44,913	14.6
29,293	9.5
5,061	1.6
n/a

-760	-0.2
18,721	6.1

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
39.3
82,171	21.0%
309,967	79.0%
60,075	15.3%

139,549
2.62

91,742	65.7%
66,422	72.4%
8,620	9.4%
47,807	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,530	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,736	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,392	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,893	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,185	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,384	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,171	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,509	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,860	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,562	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,255	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,451	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,659	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,710	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,311	11.0%
$200,000 or more	25,941	18.6%

Median Household Income	92,697
Per Capita Income	50,053

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	112

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,793	4.9%
Public Assistance	3,497	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,227	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	140,085	68.9%
Unemployed	10,191	5.0%
In Armed Forces	216	0.1%

Total Labor Force	150,492	74.0%
Not in Labor Force	52,835	26.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	70,122	54,774	56.1%
Non-Profit	7,363	11,791	38.4%
Self-Employed	8,084	5,263	60.6%

Local Government	5,640	7,341	43.4%
State Government	5,257	8,072	39.4%
Federal Government	1,558	1,015	60.6%

Total Private + Self	78,206	60,037	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,818	28,219	41.3%
Total	98,024	88,256	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35,666	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,656	18.6%
Professional, Technical	52,593	28.2%
Service Occupations	30,446	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	391	0.2%
All others	33,108	17.8%

White Collar		65.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	25,369	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	24,722	13.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	19,939	10.7%
Retail trade	17,240	9.2%
Manufacturing	13,514	7.2%
Finance and insurance	12,239	6.6%
Public administration	11,839	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	10,107	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	10,058	5.4%
Construction	8,941	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,519	4.0%
Other services	7,272	3.9%
Wholesale trade	6,161	3.3%
Information	3,735	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,643	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,292	1.2%
Utilities	980	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	539	0.3%
Management	319	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	41	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,094	1.33%
Puerto Rican	18,489	4.82%
Cuban	1,220	0.32%
Dominican	9,588	2.50%

Total Central American	23,247	6.06%
Costa Rican	2,020	0.53%
Guatemalan	16,822	4.38%
Honduran	2,551	0.66%
Nicaraguan	90	0.02%
Panamanian	583	0.15%
Salvadoran	1,050	0.27%
Other Central American	131	0.03%

Total South American	11,390	2.97%
Argentinean	293	0.08%
Bolivian	180	0.05%
Chilean	391	0.10%
Colombian	2,449	0.64%
Ecuadorian	5,499	1.43%
Paraguayan	11	0.00%
Peruvian	1,531	0.40%
Uruguayan	164	0.04%
Venezuelan	640	0.17%
Other South American	232	0.06%

Other Hispanic	4,679	1.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	26,750	6.97%
Chinese	8,726	2.27%
Korean	2,843	0.74%
Filipino	2,673	0.70%
Burmese	711	0.19%
Japanese	709	0.18%
Taiwanese	639	0.17%
Vietnamese	450	0.12%
Bangladeshi	164	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	243,762	67.2%
Spanish	59,108	16.3%
Other Indo-European	19,180	5.3%
Other Asian	8,816	2.4%
Chinese	7,758	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6,806	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6,784	1.9%
Other	3,142	0.9%
Arabic	1,868	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	43,642	11.4%
Irish	39,898	10.4%
German	33,322	8.7%
English	22,353	5.8%
Polish	20,735	5.4%
American	9,720	2.5%
Russian	5,999	1.6%
Haitian	5,150	1.3%
Hungarian	4,983	1.3%
French	4,608	1.2%
Scottish	3,612	0.9%
European	2,866	0.7%
Dutch	2,763	0.7%
Eastern European	2,587	0.7%
Jamaican	2,513	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	335,710	87.5%
Not a citizen	48,022	12.5%

Native	289,379	75.4%
Foreign-born	94,353	24.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%
2024	399,166	381,666	17,500	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	150,035
Median Value	$327,600

Occupied	139,549	93.0%
Vacant	10,486	7.0%

Owned	87,635	62.8%
Rented	51,914	37.2%
Median Rent	$1,454

Single-Family Units	102,200	68.1%
Detached	71,414	47.6%
Attached	30,786	20.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34,167	22.8%
Mobile Homes	658	0.4%

Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

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

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

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

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