COMPARING TWO PLACES
Slocomb vs Troy
PLACE A
Slocomb, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Troy, Pennsylvania
Slocomb is 81% larger than Troy. Troy earns more, with a median household income $12,960 higher. Slocomb has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -8%).
SLOCOMBTROYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,2261,227+81% vs Troy
Population density2351,561−1,326
Population growth5.2%-7.8%+12.9 pts
Median age46.045.0+1.0
Male43.2%47.9%−4.8 pts
Female56.8%52.1%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.3%10.8%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.3%80.1%−5.8 pts
Black19.1%5.5%+13.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%10.3%−9.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other5.5%2.4%+3.1 pts
Median household income$38,056$51,016−$12,960
Per capita income$20,933$28,576−$7,643
Poverty rate32.8%29.7%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%23.5%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree3.5%10.2%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%1.7%+8.3 pts
Labor force participation49.7%51.3%−1.6 pts
Median home value$109,100$155,900−$46,800
Median gross rent$773$603+$170
Owner-occupied68.1%61.0%+7.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%9.9%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households30.8%42.4%−11.6 pts
Average commute23.027.7−4.7
Worked from home0.9%4.5%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.1%14.6%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025