Elsberry vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (13,467 vs 2,010 in Elsberry). Troy has the higher median household income ($75,777 vs $49,226 in Elsberry). Troy has the higher median home value ($212,100 vs $113,300 in Elsberry).

Population, income & housing

	Elsberry	Troy
Population	2,010	13,467
Median age	31.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,226	$75,777
Median home value	$113,300	$212,100
Median gross rent	$901	$1,051
Housing units	748	5,153
Homeownership rate	54.3%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsberry	Troy
Population	2,303 → 2,010 (-12.7%)	12,079 → 13,467 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$35,991 → $49,226 (+36.8%)	$54,915 → $75,777 (+38.0%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $113,300 (+35.4%)	$148,000 → $212,100 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $901 (+14.2%)	$841 → $1,051 (+25.0%)

Elsberry

Population

2,3032,010

Median household income

$35,991$49,226

Median home value

$83,700$113,300

Median gross rent

$789$901

Troy

Population

12,07913,467

Median household income

$54,915$75,777

Median home value

$148,000$212,100

Median gross rent

$841$1,051

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsberry	Troy
Under 5	6.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.9%	20.3%
18 to 24	13.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	16.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	7.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.4%
75 and over	4.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsberry	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	91.8%
Black or African American	5.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsberry	Troy
No high school diploma	9.8%	6.8%
High school graduate	41.6%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsberry	Troy
Drove alone	79.2%	76.5%
Carpooled	13.7%	11.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.8%
Walked	1.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	8.4%
Other means	2.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsberry	Troy
1-unit, detached	73.0%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	4.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Elsberry	Troy
Poverty rate	24.9%	11.7%
Average household size	2.75	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1965	1997