MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Troy Micro

Troy, AL · 1 counties · 27,595 residents · 672 sq mi

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With 27,595 people, Troy is a metro area. The poverty rate is 27.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $43,300. The median household earns $17,312, about 43% below the national median. Renters pay $246 a month at the median. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,595

−7%vs 2000

vs 29,605 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

41 / sq mi

−7%vs 2000

vs 44 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

30.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

672 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,842)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,955)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,841)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.7%(2,943)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.9%(3,297)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(3,681)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(3,260)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(2,582)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(2,140)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(2,220)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(1,391)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(443)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,312

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,551 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,423

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,904 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.2%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $334 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.2% in 2000

33.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.1%(17,790)

Black36.4%(10,766)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(365)

Asian0.4%(105)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.4%(17,779)

Black34.7%(9,579)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(127)

Asian0.5%(148)

Other0.3%(89)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(598)

Central American0.3%(97)

Puerto Rican0.2%(60)

Honduran0.2%(55)

Cuban0.1%(36)

South American0.1%(33)

Nicaraguan0.1%(25)

Guatemalan0.1%(17)

Spaniard0%(15)

Colombian0%(13)

Argentine0%(10)

Chilean0%(7)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(242)

Asian Indian0.6%(208)

Korean0.2%(74)

Vietnamese0.2%(60)

Filipino0.1%(38)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(22)

Fijian0%(12)

Ancestry

American13.2%(4,363)

English6.5%(2,142)

Irish4.2%(1,387)

German3.5%(1,160)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(271)

Scottish0.7%(234)

French0.7%(215)

Dutch0.6%(189)

Italian0.6%(184)

Polish0.4%(137)

Russian0.4%(121)

British0.3%(113)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.2%(76)

Welsh0.2%(66)

Ukrainian0.1%(48)

Iranian0.1%(41)

French Canadian0.1%(35)

Danish0.1%(24)

Swedish0.1%(19)

Austrian0%(10)

Norwegian0%(10)

Czech0%(9)

Latvian0%(4)

West Indian0%(4)

Greek0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.0%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.5%(6,311)

Married38.8%(5,059)

Widowed2.3%(296)

Divorced10.4%(1,358)

Women 15+

Never married44.8%(6,596)

Married36.1%(5,315)

Widowed8.8%(1,297)

Divorced10.3%(1,511)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.8%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.5%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.4%(473)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.7%(665)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.5%(401)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(137)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,861 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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