Candor vs Troy

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

Candor 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 1,284 in Candor). Troy has the higher median household income ($60,167 vs $46,983 in Candor). Candor has the higher median home value ($139,400 vs $134,500 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Candor	Troy
Population	1,284	2,905
Median age	34.5 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,983	$60,167
Median home value	$139,400	$134,500
Median gross rent	$1,082	$554
Housing units	472	1,312
Homeownership rate	70.1%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candor	Troy
Population	1,068 → 1,284 (+20.2%)	3,294 → 2,905 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$41,984 → $46,983 (+11.9%)	$26,747 → $60,167 (+124.9%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $139,400 (+38.8%)	$103,800 → $134,500 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $1,082 (+67.8%)	$475 → $554 (+16.6%)

Candor

Population

1,0681,284

Median household income

$41,984$46,983

Median home value

$100,400$139,400

Median gross rent

$645$1,082

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)

	Candor	Troy
Under 5	4.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	23.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	12.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	19.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	16.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	4.8%	9.3%
75 and over	2.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candor	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	51.7%
Black or African American	30.5%	33.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	32.0%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candor	Troy
No high school diploma	27.6%	19.0%
High school graduate	32.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candor	Troy
Drove alone	80.7%	77.4%
Carpooled	18.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	13.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candor	Troy
1-unit, detached	89.8%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Candor	Troy
Poverty rate	22.3%	18.1%
Average household size	3.11	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1967	1971