Biscoe vs Troy

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

Biscoe and Troy are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Troy has the higher population (2,905 vs 2,259 in Biscoe). Troy has the higher median household income ($60,167 vs $43,773 in Biscoe). Troy has the higher median home value ($134,500 vs $112,800 in Biscoe).

Population, income & housing

	Biscoe	Troy
Population	2,259	2,905
Median age	30.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,773	$60,167
Median home value	$112,800	$134,500
Median gross rent	$615	$554
Housing units	944	1,312
Homeownership rate	49.6%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biscoe	Troy
Population	2,334 → 2,259 (-3.2%)	3,294 → 2,905 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$41,900 → $43,773 (+4.5%)	$26,747 → $60,167 (+124.9%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $112,800 (+43.1%)	$103,800 → $134,500 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $615 (+2.5%)	$475 → $554 (+16.6%)

Biscoe

Population

2,3342,259

Median household income

$41,900$43,773

Median home value

$78,800$112,800

Median gross rent

$600$615

Troy

Population

3,2942,905

Median household income

$26,747$60,167

Median home value

$103,800$134,500

Median gross rent

$475$554

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biscoe	Troy
Under 5	6.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	26.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	19.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	6.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	5.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.3%
75 and over	12.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biscoe	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	35.1%	51.7%
Black or African American	20.8%	33.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	38.3%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biscoe	Troy
No high school diploma	22.4%	19.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biscoe	Troy
Drove alone	71.0%	77.4%
Carpooled	21.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	13.1%
Other means	4.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biscoe	Troy
1-unit, detached	60.3%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.7%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Biscoe	Troy
Poverty rate	37.4%	18.1%
Average household size	2.84	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1974	1971