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New York·Rensselaer County
16 tracts·51K people·$207K median·4,927/mi²
White 61 · Black 16 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Other 35 · Married couple 21
Health 52 · Public admin 10 · Retail 10 · Professional 9 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Service 21 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 61 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 14 · Walk 9 · Transit 5 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Troy is $206,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Troy has 51,033 residents across 16 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.3; the population is 61.4% White, 15.5% Black, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Multiracial, 3.9% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 37.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.4% (Census ACS).
PS 16 (58%), PS 18 (46%) and PS 14 (42%) lead the elementary schools; TROY MIDDLE SCHOOL (38%) and KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL (30%) lead the middle schools; TROY HIGH SCHOOL (66%) and LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (64%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,175/month, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Troy is $58,477 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Troy, median rent is $1,175/month and the median home value is $206,500 (Census ACS).
Troy reported 5.7 violent crimes and 29.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches; snowfall averages 58 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Troy are inland flooding (97), hail (89) and lightning (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Troy, 8.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).