COMPARING TWO PLACES
Troy vs Montgomery
PLACE A
Troy, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Troy is 20% smaller than Montgomery. Montgomery earns more, with a median household income $12,920 higher. Montgomery has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -8%).
TROYMONTGOMERYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2271,538−20% vs Montgomery
Population density1,5612,812−1,251
Population growth-7.8%-0.7%−7.1 pts
Median age45.030.1+14.9
Male47.9%51.2%−3.3 pts
Female52.1%48.8%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born10.8%0.4%+10.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.1%89.0%−8.9 pts
Black5.5%0.0%+5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%4.7%+5.6 pts
Asian1.6%0.4%+1.2 pts
Other2.4%5.8%−3.4 pts
Median household income$51,016$63,936−$12,920
Per capita income$28,576$27,257+$1,319
Poverty rate29.7%5.3%+24.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.354+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%18.3%+5.2 pts
Graduate degree10.2%4.0%+6.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%6.4%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation51.3%67.0%−15.7 pts
Median home value$155,900$145,900+$10,000
Median gross rent$603$1,006−$403
Owner-occupied61.0%64.5%−3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%9.1%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%44.2%−1.8 pts
Average commute27.729.6−1.9
Worked from home4.5%9.3%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured14.6%2.8%+11.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025