Troy

Population & Demographics

Troy, NY

Troy is home to 51,033 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,792 resident workers commute each day.

New YorkCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
51,033
people
Population

51,033 residents

Median age 32.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Troy population & demographics

Who lives in Troy — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
51,033
Median age
32.3yrs
Median household income
$58,477
Median home value
$206,500
Median gross rent
$1,175/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
37.3%
Poverty rate
23.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Troy

How Troy breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White61.4%
Black15.5%
Hispanic or Latino10.3%
Two or more races8.1%
Asian3.9%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Troy

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Troy.

Troy at a glance
Employed Residents
21,792
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Albany
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Troy proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Troy commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

70 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Troy

21,792 commutes, one dot at a time

Troy

Where 21,792 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Troy, by worker count.

1Albany7.6 mi4,061
2Troy0.0 mi3,825
3New York140.8 mi1,424
4Roessleville6.8 mi428
5Schenectady13.4 mi426
6Latham3.7 mi398
7Cohoes2.7 mi307
8Hampton Manor8.7 mi256

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Troy.

1Troy0.0 mi3,825
2Albany7.6 mi1,091
3New York140.8 mi474
4Schenectady13.4 mi461
5Cohoes2.7 mi451
6Latham3.7 mi328
7Watervliet1.7 mi303
8Niskayuna11.3 mi278

Top industries

The sectors that employ Troy’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance28.3%
EDEducational Services26.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.0%
RTRetail Trade7.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.6%
PAPublic Administration3.3%
MFManufacturing2.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing2.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Troy

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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