East Greenbush vs Troy

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

East Greenbush and Troy are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Troy has the higher population (51,054 vs 6,562 in East Greenbush). East Greenbush has the higher median household income ($115,189 vs $57,688 in Troy). East Greenbush has the higher median home value ($288,400 vs $192,500 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	East Greenbush	Troy
Population	6,562	51,054
Median age	39.9 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$115,189	$57,688
Median home value	$288,400	$192,500
Median gross rent	$1,702	$1,134
Housing units	2,849	25,066
Homeownership rate	68.9%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.3%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Greenbush	Troy
Population	4,663 → 6,562 (+40.7%)	49,458 → 51,054 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$100,662 → $115,189 (+14.4%)	$45,728 → $57,688 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$263,700 → $288,400 (+9.4%)	$149,800 → $192,500 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,176 → $1,702 (+44.7%)	$945 → $1,134 (+20.0%)

East Greenbush

Population

4,6636,562

Median household income

$100,662$115,189

Median home value

$263,700$288,400

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,702

Troy

Population

49,45851,054

Median household income

$45,728$57,688

Median home value

$149,800$192,500

Median gross rent

$945$1,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Greenbush	Troy
Under 5	4.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	13.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	18.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	17.5%
35 to 44	17.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	8.2%
75 and over	4.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Greenbush	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	63.2%
Black or African American	3.8%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Greenbush	Troy
No high school diploma	5.4%	11.9%
High school graduate	17.3%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25.5%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Greenbush	Troy
Drove alone	70.5%	61.4%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.2%
Public transit	4.5%	5.3%
Walked	1.5%	9.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	14.0%	12.6%
Other means	1.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Greenbush	Troy
1-unit, detached	67.0%	24.5%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	45.1%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	12.5%
20 or more units	5.5%	13.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	East Greenbush	Troy
Poverty rate	3.6%	23.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1979	1938