Severance vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (794 vs 46 in Severance). Since 2019, Troy's population has grown faster (-11.0% vs -60.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Severance	Troy
Population	46	794
Median age	45.8 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,900
Median home value	—	$109,600
Median gross rent	—	$814
Housing units	32	398
Homeownership rate	72.2%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Severance	Troy
Population	116 → 46 (-60.3%)	892 → 794 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $38,125 (+45.2%)	$45,781 → $50,900 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$21,900 → $35,000 (+59.8%)	$96,300 → $109,600 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $575 (-12.3%)	$660 → $814 (+23.3%)

Severance

Population

11646

Median household income

$26,250$38,125

Median home value

$21,900$35,000

Median gross rent

$656$575

Troy

Population

892794

Median household income

$45,781$50,900

Median home value

$96,300$109,600

Median gross rent

$660$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Severance	Troy
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	28.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	26.1%	17.4%
65 to 74	4.3%	8.9%
75 and over	4.3%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Severance	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Severance	Troy
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	32.5%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Severance	Troy
Drove alone	100.0%	91.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Severance	Troy
1-unit, detached	96.9%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Severance	Troy
Poverty rate	37.0%	8.2%
Average household size	2.56	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1975	1938