Potlatch vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (908 vs 849 in Potlatch). Troy has the higher median household income ($87,589 vs $68,889 in Potlatch). Troy has the higher median home value ($270,800 vs $226,100 in Potlatch).

Population, income & housing

	Potlatch	Troy
Population	849	908
Median age	33.9 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,889	$87,589
Median home value	$226,100	$270,800
Median gross rent	$935	$958
Housing units	395	400
Homeownership rate	86.8%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potlatch	Troy
Population	708 → 849 (+19.9%)	739 → 908 (+22.9%)
Median household income	$41,000 → $68,889 (+68.0%)	$63,672 → $87,589 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$135,500 → $226,100 (+66.9%)	$164,500 → $270,800 (+64.6%)
Median gross rent	$441 → $935 (+112.0%)	$531 → $958 (+80.4%)

Potlatch

Population

708849

Median household income

$41,000$68,889

Median home value

$135,500$226,100

Median gross rent

$441$935

Troy

Population

739908

Median household income

$63,672$87,589

Median home value

$164,500$270,800

Median gross rent

$531$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Potlatch	Troy
Under 5	7.9%	9.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	1.9%
25 to 34	21.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	19.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	5.4%	11.3%
75 and over	8.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potlatch	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potlatch	Troy
No high school diploma	11.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	34.7%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potlatch	Troy
Drove alone	83.2%	87.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.9%
Other means	7.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potlatch	Troy
1-unit, detached	89.6%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Potlatch	Troy
Poverty rate	10.0%	2.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1938	1972