Demographics of Troy city, Missouri

Troy city, Missouri had 15,201 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,379 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

15,201
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,947 ±32.; +18.6%
Change since July 2020: +2,379 people.; 35.2 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,012 ±$14,941
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, Missouri's population grew 18.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Troy city, Missouri'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Troy city, Missouri's population grew 18.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Troy city, Missouri'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	12,822	100.0	100.0
2021	13,461	105.0	100.2
2022	13,969	108.9	100.7
2023	14,599	113.9	101.6
2024	14,945	116.6	102.5
2025	15,201	118.6	103.1

Population of Troy city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,822	—
2021	13,461	+639
2022	13,969	+508
2023	14,599	+630
2024	14,945	+346
2025	15,201	+256

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±2.8: for men 32.8 ±3.4 and for women 37.0 ±2.9. 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	Missouri	United States
Under 5	892 ±250	6.4% ±1.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,933 ±499	21.0% ±3.6	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	969 ±276	6.9% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,057 ±542	29.1% ±3.9	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,046 ±580	21.8% ±4.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,050 ±404	14.7% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,012 ±$14,941, and income per person $32,005 ±$2,764, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri 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	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	881 ±331	17.1% ±6.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,033 ±321	20.1% ±6.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	538 ±207	10.5% ±4.0	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	643 ±228	12.5% ±4.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,266 ±361	24.6% ±6.8	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	516 ±229	10.0% ±4.4	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	116 to 406	2.3% to 7.9%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,809 ±608	13.6% ±4.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	626 ±290	17.6% ±7.5	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	782 ±385	11.1% ±5.4	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	401 ±187	14.7% ±6.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Troy city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Troy city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	5,183 ±328	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.1% ±1.0	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 2.1%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.9% ±6.5	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.1% ±6.3	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$226,500 ±$15,436	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,033 ±$152	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	667 ±317	4.8% ±2.3	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,331 ±399	88.4% ±2.9	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	369 ±175	2.6% ±1.3	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	24 to 116	0.2% to 0.8%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	504 ±239	3.6% ±1.7	4.8% ±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	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,115 ±595	79.7% ±4.3	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,599 ±614	18.6% ±4.4	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 39	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	93 to 343	0.7% to 2.5%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6 to 126	< 0.1% to 0.9%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	35 to 269	0.3% to 1.9%	2.2% ±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 Missouri

61st of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Troy city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Jackson city	15,659 ±61
Carthage city	15,574 ±30
Fort Leonard Wood CDP	15,432 ±713
Lebanon city	15,270 ±25
Washington city	15,130 ±26
Troy city	13,947 ±32
Marshall city	13,739 ±24
Moberly city	13,526 ±24
Dardenne Prairie city	13,503 ±47
Neosho city	13,224 ±25
Webb City city	13,221 ±33

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026