Goshen vs Troy

A side-by-side comparison of Goshen and Troy: population, income, housing, and more.

Goshen and Troy are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Troy has the higher population (17,733 vs 378 in Goshen). Goshen has the higher median household income ($49,013 vs $47,595 in Troy). Troy has the higher median home value ($214,100 vs $115,000 in Goshen).

Population, income & housing

	Goshen	Troy
Population	378	17,733
Median age	42.9 yrs	24.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,013	$47,595
Median home value	$115,000	$214,100
Median gross rent	$868	$943
Housing units	188	8,022
Homeownership rate	79.5%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goshen	Troy
Population	224 → 378 (+68.8%)	19,112 → 17,733 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$33,309 → $49,013 (+47.1%)	$31,515 → $47,595 (+51.0%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $115,000 (+9.9%)	$154,000 → $214,100 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $868 (+12.0%)	$687 → $943 (+37.3%)

Goshen

Population

224378

Median household income

$33,309$49,013

Median home value

$104,600$115,000

Median gross rent

$775$868

Troy

Population

19,11217,733

Median household income

$31,515$47,595

Median home value

$154,000$214,100

Median gross rent

$687$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goshen	Troy
Under 5	1.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	23.8%	11.1%
18 to 24	1.3%	34.5%
25 to 34	7.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	16.9%	8.8%
45 to 54	15.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.5%
65 to 74	18.8%	5.7%
75 and over	6.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goshen	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	51.4%
Black or African American	34.1%	40.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goshen	Troy
No high school diploma	11.9%	7.5%
High school graduate	49.3%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goshen	Troy
Drove alone	83.3%	85.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.1%	3.7%
Other means	2.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goshen	Troy
1-unit, detached	74.5%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	25.5%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Goshen	Troy
Poverty rate	8.5%	26.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1971	1992