COMPARING TWO PLACES
Troy vs Owensboro
PLACE A
Troy, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Owensboro, Kentucky
Troy is 98% smaller than Owensboro. Owensboro earns more, with a median household income $5,341 higher. Owensboro has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -8%).
TROYOWENSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population1,22760,892−98% vs Owensboro
Population density1,5612,919−1,358
Population growth-7.8%5.1%−12.9 pts
Median age45.037.5+7.5
Male47.9%48.9%−0.9 pts
Female52.1%51.1%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born10.8%5.0%+5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.1%79.0%+1.1 pts
Black5.5%6.3%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%5.6%+4.7 pts
Asian1.6%2.7%−1.0 pts
Other2.4%6.4%−4.0 pts
Median household income$51,016$56,357−$5,341
Per capita income$28,576$33,626−$5,050
Poverty rate29.7%18.9%+10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.488Even
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%26.1%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree10.2%10.4%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%5.3%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation51.3%59.4%−8.1 pts
Median home value$155,900$178,900−$23,000
Median gross rent$603$905−$302
Owner-occupied61.0%57.4%+3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%6.7%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%39.4%+3.0 pts
Average commute27.717.1+10.6
Worked from home4.5%6.9%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured14.6%6.0%+8.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025