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Troy township, Montgomery County, NC

5,184 Population
55.9 square miles 92.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Montgomery County: 44 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,245 ±$3,838 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Montgomery County: $31,156 ±$1,566
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,586 ±$12,307 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Montgomery County: $57,766 ±$3,070
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.8% ±4.3% (697  ±216) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Montgomery County: 15.4% † 3,911 (±2.5% / ±640)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.5 minutes ±2.1 (50,415  ±9,335) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Montgomery County: 27.1 276,145 (±1.9 / ±23,619)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,118 ±227 Number of households
  • Montgomery County: 10,643 ±460
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.3 (4,695  ±482) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Montgomery County: 2.4 25,265 (±0.1 / ±38)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.5% ±5.1% (64  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Montgomery County: 3.3% † 179 (±1.7% / ±92)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,583 ±232 Number of housing units
  • Montgomery County: 14,998 ±31
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,100 ±$19,311 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Montgomery County: $161,700 ±$8,277
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18.1% ±5.5% (929  ±293.2) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Montgomery County: 9.9% † 2,570 (±2.2% / ±566.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.6% ±4.7% (3,416  ±381.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 83.5% 15,814 (±4.1% / ±792.9)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.5% ±4.2% (888  ±185.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 19.2% † 3,633 (±2.1% / ±398.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.7% ±3.3% (245  ±172) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Montgomery County: 7.9% 2,063
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±2.2% (256  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Montgomery County: 6.3% † 1,296 (±0.9% / ±185)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
256 Total veterans ±96 222 Male ±94 34 Female ±37

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