With 51,033 people, Troy is a city in New York. Owners hold 37% of the housing stock. The median age is 32.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Density works out to 4,927 people per square mile. 23.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the New York median by roughly 32%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,477, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Troy
What changed most since 1990
White share87.6% → 61.4%(−26.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share7.4% → 15.5%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate17.2% → 23.4%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Troy's population equals 32% of Rensselaer County's. Its number of households without a car equals 64% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 63% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.9%(408)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(489)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(530)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(71)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.5%(88)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,956 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Troy, decade by decade
Troy population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
54,269
$56,070
$198,246
18.4%
28.3
2000
49,170
$54,365
$155,023
19.4%
45.6
2010
50,129
$52,760
$193,488
21.5%
60.1
2020
51,401
$59,189
$181,685
30.6%
75.4
2024
51,033
$58,477
$206,500
37.3%
72.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
