Troy vs West Sand Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Troy and West Sand Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Troy and West Sand Lake 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 3,453 in West Sand Lake). West Sand Lake has the higher median household income ($126,595 vs $57,688 in Troy). West Sand Lake has the higher median home value ($322,300 vs $192,500 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Troy	West Sand Lake
Population	51,054	3,453
Median age	33.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,688	$126,595
Median home value	$192,500	$322,300
Median gross rent	$1,134	$899
Housing units	25,066	1,125
Homeownership rate	36.8%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Troy	West Sand Lake
Population	49,458 → 51,054 (+3.2%)	2,697 → 3,453 (+28.0%)
Median household income	$45,728 → $57,688 (+26.2%)	$94,167 → $126,595 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$149,800 → $192,500 (+28.5%)	$201,800 → $322,300 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,134 (+20.0%)	$838 → $899 (+7.3%)

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

West Sand Lake

Population

2,6973,453

Median household income

$94,167$126,595

Median home value

$201,800$322,300

Median gross rent

$838$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Troy	West Sand Lake
Under 5	4.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	13.1%	29.3%
18 to 24	18.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	17.5%	5.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	20.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	5.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	14.7%
75 and over	5.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Troy	West Sand Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	98.7%
Black or African American	15.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Troy	West Sand Lake
No high school diploma	11.9%	2.5%
High school graduate	24.5%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Troy	West Sand Lake
Drove alone	61.4%	77.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	3.0%
Public transit	5.3%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	9.5%
Other means	2.3%	10.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Troy	West Sand Lake
1-unit, detached	24.5%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	45.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	13.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Troy	West Sand Lake
Poverty rate	23.8%	3.6%
Average household size	2.14	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1938	1979