Troy vs Wood River

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

Troy and Wood River 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 10,315 in Wood River). Troy has the higher median household income ($97,825 vs $65,960 in Wood River). Troy has the higher median home value ($240,800 vs $103,200 in Wood River).

Population, income & housing

	Troy	Wood River
Population	10,889	10,315
Median age	35.8 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$97,825	$65,960
Median home value	$240,800	$103,200
Median gross rent	$1,060	$915
Housing units	4,591	4,975
Homeownership rate	67.5%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Troy	Wood River
Population	10,336 → 10,889 (+5.4%)	10,169 → 10,315 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$71,381 → $97,825 (+37.0%)	$46,860 → $65,960 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$178,800 → $240,800 (+34.7%)	$81,600 → $103,200 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $1,060 (+29.6%)	$779 → $915 (+17.5%)

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

Wood River

Population

10,16910,315

Median household income

$46,860$65,960

Median home value

$81,600$103,200

Median gross rent

$779$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Troy	Wood River
Under 5	7.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.6%	15.2%
18 to 24	3.8%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.3%	15.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.9%
75 and over	5.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Troy	Wood River
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	86.5%
Black or African American	1.7%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Troy	Wood River
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	17.0%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Troy	Wood River
Drove alone	84.6%	83.6%
Carpooled	5.7%	7.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	8.5%	5.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Troy	Wood River
1-unit, detached	69.5%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	8.8%
20 or more units	5.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Troy	Wood River
Poverty rate	1.6%	13.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1992	1954