Rensselaer vs Troy

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

Rensselaer 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 9,247 in Rensselaer). Rensselaer has the higher median household income ($66,046 vs $57,688 in Troy). Rensselaer has the higher median home value ($202,600 vs $192,500 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Rensselaer	Troy
Population	9,247	51,054
Median age	38.9 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,046	$57,688
Median home value	$202,600	$192,500
Median gross rent	$1,180	$1,134
Housing units	4,943	25,066
Homeownership rate	44.9%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rensselaer	Troy
Population	9,259 → 9,247 (-0.1%)	49,458 → 51,054 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$55,912 → $66,046 (+18.1%)	$45,728 → $57,688 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $202,600 (+41.4%)	$149,800 → $192,500 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$965 → $1,180 (+22.3%)	$945 → $1,134 (+20.0%)

Rensselaer

Population

9,2599,247

Median household income

$55,912$66,046

Median home value

$143,300$202,600

Median gross rent

$965$1,180

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)

	Rensselaer	Troy
Under 5	6.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.1%	13.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	18.7%
25 to 34	20.7%	17.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.2%
75 and over	6.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rensselaer	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	63.2%
Black or African American	7.2%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	9.3%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.5%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rensselaer	Troy
No high school diploma	10.7%	11.9%
High school graduate	30.4%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rensselaer	Troy
Drove alone	65.8%	61.4%
Carpooled	12.3%	8.2%
Public transit	5.5%	5.3%
Walked	2.8%	9.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.4%	12.6%
Other means	1.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rensselaer	Troy
1-unit, detached	33.8%	24.5%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	35.0%	45.1%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	12.5%
20 or more units	11.7%	13.2%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Rensselaer	Troy
Poverty rate	19.6%	23.8%
Average household size	2.08	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1964	1938