Pioneer Junction vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (906 vs 734 in Pioneer Junction). Pioneer Junction has the higher median household income ($42,250 vs $36,641 in Troy). Pioneer Junction has the higher median home value ($264,400 vs $182,100 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Pioneer Junction	Troy
Population	734	906
Median age	60.5 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,250	$36,641
Median home value	$264,400	$182,100
Median gross rent	—	$573
Housing units	346	388
Homeownership rate	89.1%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pioneer Junction	Troy
Population	813 → 734 (-9.7%)	732 → 906 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$35,787 → $42,250 (+18.1%)	$25,769 → $36,641 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$161,300 → $264,400 (+63.9%)	$153,500 → $182,100 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$538 → $573 (+6.5%)

Pioneer Junction

Population

813734

Median household income

$35,787$42,250

Median home value

$161,300$264,400

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)

	Pioneer Junction	Troy
Under 5	2.5%	8.7%
5 to 17	8.2%	28.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	7.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	7.8%	6.4%
45 to 54	2.5%	9.4%
55 to 64	31.6%	7.8%
65 to 74	24.4%	8.8%
75 and over	7.1%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pioneer Junction	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	95.6%
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%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pioneer Junction	Troy
No high school diploma	5.1%	15.4%
High school graduate	61.5%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pioneer Junction	Troy
Drove alone	81.8%	80.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.7%
Other means	9.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pioneer Junction	Troy
1-unit, detached	55.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	43.9%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Pioneer Junction	Troy
Poverty rate	1.5%	31.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1977	1949