COMPARING TWO PLACES
Troy vs Watervliet
PLACE A
Troy, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Watervliet, Michigan
Troy is 29% smaller than Watervliet. Watervliet earns more, with a median household income $10,151 higher.
TROYWATERVLIETDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2271,720−29% vs Watervliet
Population density1,5611,458+103
Population growth-7.8%-3.8%−4.0 pts
Median age45.029.1+15.9
Male47.9%40.4%+7.6 pts
Female52.1%59.6%−7.6 pts
Foreign-born10.8%2.6%+8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.1%71.2%+8.9 pts
Black5.5%0.8%+4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%22.2%−11.9 pts
Asian1.6%0.2%+1.4 pts
Other2.4%5.7%−3.2 pts
Median household income$51,016$61,167−$10,151
Per capita income$28,576$22,329+$6,247
Poverty rate29.7%15.9%+13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.384+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%8.8%+14.7 pts
Graduate degree10.2%2.2%+7.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%4.0%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation51.3%66.1%−14.8 pts
Median home value$155,900$137,500+$18,400
Median gross rent$603$885−$282
Owner-occupied61.0%67.0%−5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%5.3%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%37.7%+4.7 pts
Average commute27.719.4+8.3
Worked from home4.5%10.1%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.6%4.7%+9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025