Demographics of Troy city, Alabama

Troy city, Alabama had 18,022 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +362 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Troy city, in four figures

18,022
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,716 ±45.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +362 people.; 25.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,717 ±$11,625
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Troy city, Alabama's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Troy city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Troy city, Alabama's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Troy city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,660	100.0	100.0
2021	17,549	99.4	100.2
2022	17,719	100.3	100.7
2023	17,811	100.9	101.6
2024	17,743	100.5	102.5
2025	18,022	102.0	103.1

Population of Troy city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,660	—
2021	17,549	−111
2022	17,719	+170
2023	17,811	+92
2024	17,743	−68
2025	18,022	+279

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 25.3 ±1.5: for men 24.1 ±2.0 and for women 26.0 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Troy city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	771 ±167	4.4% ±0.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,947 ±314	11.0% ±1.8	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,078 ±700	34.3% ±4.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,763 ±354	21.2% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,130 ±333	17.7% ±1.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,027 ±244	11.4% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,717 ±$11,625, and income per person $28,552 ±$3,450, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Troy city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,836 ±368	28.7% ±5.5	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,341 ±270	21.0% ±4.1	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	975 ±217	15.2% ±3.3	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	780 ±205	12.2% ±3.1	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	781 ±157	12.2% ±2.4	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	377 ±145	5.9% ±2.2	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	307 ±123	4.8% ±1.9	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Troy city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	3,770 ±619	25.0% ±4.1	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	753 ±221	27.9% ±6.8	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,658 ±446	27.5% ±4.1	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	359 ±132	13.2% ±4.6	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Troy city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Troy city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	8,267 ±300	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.4% ±3.0	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.6% ±4.0	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.3% ±3.9	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.7% ±5.4	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$231,400 ±$13,913	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$922 ±$94	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Troy city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	214 to 648	1.2% to 3.7%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,703 ±520	49.1% ±2.9	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,349 ±467	41.5% ±2.6	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	555 ±101	3.1% ±0.6	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 129	0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	587 ±262	3.3% ±1.5	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Troy city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	13,079 ±559	73.8% ±3.1	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,730 ±533	21.1% ±3.0	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 228	0% to 1.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	797 ±172	4.5% ±1.0	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	39 to 297	0.2% to 1.7%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	629 ±170	3.6% ±1.0	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Troy city among the places of Alabama

35th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Troy city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mountain Brook city	22,029 ±48
Helena city	21,769 ±91
Anniston city	21,271 ±35
Cullman city	19,319 ±40
Prichard city	18,961 ±57
Troy city	17,716 ±45
Calera city	17,714 ±82
Tillmans Corner CDP	17,677 ±1,237
Millbrook city	17,189 ±313
Selma city	17,057 ±19
Muscle Shoals city	16,951 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 10 Places in Alabama by foreign-born share
No. 30 Places in Alabama by median home value
No. 41 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 46 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 55 Places in Alabama by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026