Libby vs Troy

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

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

Libby has the higher population (2,948 vs 906 in Troy). Libby has the higher median household income ($39,261 vs $36,641 in Troy). Libby has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $182,100 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Libby	Troy
Population	2,948	906
Median age	49.0 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,261	$36,641
Median home value	$218,500	$182,100
Median gross rent	$679	$573
Housing units	1,535	388
Homeownership rate	59.5%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Libby	Troy
Population	2,703 → 2,948 (+9.1%)	732 → 906 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$37,802 → $39,261 (+3.9%)	$25,769 → $36,641 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$132,200 → $218,500 (+65.3%)	$153,500 → $182,100 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $679 (+7.6%)	$538 → $573 (+6.5%)

Libby

Population

2,7032,948

Median household income

$37,802$39,261

Median home value

$132,200$218,500

Median gross rent

$631$679

Troy

Population

732906

Median household income

$25,769$36,641

Median home value

$153,500$182,100

Median gross rent

$538$573

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Libby	Troy
Under 5	2.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	28.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	6.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	7.8%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.8%
75 and over	14.1%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Libby	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Libby	Troy
No high school diploma	7.1%	15.4%
High school graduate	35.8%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Libby	Troy
Drove alone	66.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	16.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.6%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.9%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Libby	Troy
1-unit, detached	67.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	2.8%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Libby	Troy
Poverty rate	26.1%	31.3%
Average household size	1.96	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1959	1949