Troy vs Wynantskill

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

Troy and Wynantskill 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 3,675 in Wynantskill). Wynantskill has the higher median household income ($107,045 vs $57,688 in Troy). Wynantskill has the higher median home value ($286,900 vs $192,500 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Troy	Wynantskill
Population	51,054	3,675
Median age	33.0 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,688	$107,045
Median home value	$192,500	$286,900
Median gross rent	$1,134	$1,202
Housing units	25,066	1,685
Homeownership rate	36.8%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	39.9%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Troy	Wynantskill
Population	49,458 → 51,054 (+3.2%)	3,154 → 3,675 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$45,728 → $57,688 (+26.2%)	$70,565 → $107,045 (+51.7%)
Median home value	$149,800 → $192,500 (+28.5%)	$185,700 → $286,900 (+54.5%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,134 (+20.0%)	$820 → $1,202 (+46.6%)

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

Wynantskill

Population

3,1543,675

Median household income

$70,565$107,045

Median home value

$185,700$286,900

Median gross rent

$820$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Troy	Wynantskill
Under 5	4.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	18.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	17.5%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	16.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.8%
75 and over	5.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Troy	Wynantskill
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	87.3%
Black or African American	15.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Troy	Wynantskill
No high school diploma	11.9%	2.0%
High school graduate	24.5%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Troy	Wynantskill
Drove alone	61.4%	72.8%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.1%
Public transit	5.3%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	20.4%
Other means	2.3%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Troy	Wynantskill
1-unit, detached	24.5%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	45.1%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	5.3%
20 or more units	13.2%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Troy	Wynantskill
Poverty rate	23.8%	4.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1938	1958