COMPARING TWO PLACES
Troy vs Jasper
PLACE A
Troy, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Jasper, Tennessee
Troy is 66% smaller than Jasper. Jasper earns more, with a median household income $21,997 higher. Jasper has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -8%).
TROYJASPERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2273,636−66% vs Jasper
Population density1,561369+1,192
Population growth-7.8%10.2%−17.9 pts
Median age45.037.6+7.4
Male47.9%47.6%+0.3 pts
Female52.1%52.4%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born10.8%0.0%+10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.1%80.0%+0.1 pts
Black5.5%7.8%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%1.2%+9.1 pts
Asian1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Other2.4%11.0%−8.5 pts
Median household income$51,016$73,013−$21,997
Per capita income$28,576$33,322−$4,746
Poverty rate29.7%10.1%+19.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.423+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%25.6%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree10.2%5.9%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%3.0%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation51.3%57.1%−5.8 pts
Median home value$155,900$209,000−$53,100
Median gross rent$603$787−$184
Owner-occupied61.0%83.1%−22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%7.6%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%43.0%−0.6 pts
Average commute27.730.5−2.8
Worked from home4.5%18.6%−14.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.6%6.6%+8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025