Troy vs Wathena

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

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

Wathena has the higher population (1,463 vs 794 in Troy). Wathena has the higher median household income ($84,531 vs $50,900 in Troy). Wathena has the higher median home value ($154,800 vs $109,600 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Troy	Wathena
Population	794	1,463
Median age	44.0 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,900	$84,531
Median home value	$109,600	$154,800
Median gross rent	$814	$794
Housing units	398	659
Homeownership rate	69.0%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Troy	Wathena
Population	892 → 794 (-11.0%)	1,547 → 1,463 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$45,781 → $50,900 (+11.2%)	$54,423 → $84,531 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $109,600 (+13.8%)	$107,300 → $154,800 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $814 (+23.3%)	$710 → $794 (+11.8%)

Troy

Population

892794

Median household income

$45,781$50,900

Median home value

$96,300$109,600

Median gross rent

$660$814

Wathena

Population

1,5471,463

Median household income

$54,423$84,531

Median home value

$107,300$154,800

Median gross rent

$710$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Troy	Wathena
Under 5	5.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	19.1%
55 to 64	17.4%	21.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.7%
75 and over	11.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Troy	Wathena
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	10.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Troy	Wathena
No high school diploma	6.3%	2.1%
High school graduate	40.0%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Troy	Wathena
Drove alone	91.7%	87.4%
Carpooled	0.3%	7.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Troy	Wathena
1-unit, detached	84.4%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Troy	Wathena
Poverty rate	8.2%	7.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1938	1973