Bethalto vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (10,889 vs 9,244 in Bethalto). Troy has the higher median household income ($97,825 vs $66,469 in Bethalto). Troy has the higher median home value ($240,800 vs $158,600 in Bethalto).

Population, income & housing

	Bethalto	Troy
Population	9,244	10,889
Median age	41.5 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,469	$97,825
Median home value	$158,600	$240,800
Median gross rent	$879	$1,060
Housing units	4,584	4,591
Homeownership rate	79.2%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.8%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethalto	Troy
Population	9,284 → 9,244 (-0.4%)	10,336 → 10,889 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$63,200 → $66,469 (+5.2%)	$71,381 → $97,825 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$133,300 → $158,600 (+19.0%)	$178,800 → $240,800 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$803 → $879 (+9.5%)	$818 → $1,060 (+29.6%)

Bethalto

Population

9,2849,244

Median household income

$63,200$66,469

Median home value

$133,300$158,600

Median gross rent

$803$879

Troy

Population

10,33610,889

Median household income

$71,381$97,825

Median home value

$178,800$240,800

Median gross rent

$818$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethalto	Troy
Under 5	6.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	15.0%	21.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.0%
75 and over	11.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethalto	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	90.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethalto	Troy
No high school diploma	5.7%	2.6%
High school graduate	33.2%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethalto	Troy
Drove alone	81.9%	84.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	5.7%
Public transit	1.8%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethalto	Troy
1-unit, detached	78.6%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	5.9%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethalto	Troy
Poverty rate	11.1%	1.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1976	1992