Highland vs Troy

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

Highland 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 10,268 in Highland). Troy has the higher median household income ($97,825 vs $77,886 in Highland). Troy has the higher median home value ($240,800 vs $185,800 in Highland).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Troy
Population	10,268	10,889
Median age	42.1 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,886	$97,825
Median home value	$185,800	$240,800
Median gross rent	$776	$1,060
Housing units	5,025	4,591
Homeownership rate	71.5%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Troy
Population	10,012 → 10,268 (+2.6%)	10,336 → 10,889 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$59,922 → $77,886 (+30.0%)	$71,381 → $97,825 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$152,100 → $185,800 (+22.2%)	$178,800 → $240,800 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $776 (+7.0%)	$818 → $1,060 (+29.6%)

Highland

Population

10,01210,268

Median household income

$59,922$77,886

Median home value

$152,100$185,800

Median gross rent

$725$776

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)

	Highland	Troy
Under 5	5.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	15.2%	21.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.0%
75 and over	8.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	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	4.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Troy
No high school diploma	3.5%	2.6%
High school graduate	28.6%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Troy
Drove alone	81.9%	84.6%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.4%
Walked	0.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	8.5%
Other means	0.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Troy
1-unit, detached	67.8%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	4.6%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Troy
Poverty rate	6.0%	1.6%
Average household size	2.11	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1976	1992