Mount Gilead vs Troy

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

Mount Gilead 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 1,166 in Mount Gilead). Troy has the higher median household income ($60,167 vs $58,281 in Mount Gilead). Mount Gilead has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $134,500 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Gilead	Troy
Population	1,166	2,905
Median age	43.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,281	$60,167
Median home value	$141,700	$134,500
Median gross rent	$1,014	$554
Housing units	683	1,312
Homeownership rate	64.7%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Gilead	Troy
Population	1,228 → 1,166 (-5.0%)	3,294 → 2,905 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$35,125 → $58,281 (+65.9%)	$26,747 → $60,167 (+124.9%)
Median home value	$104,200 → $141,700 (+36.0%)	$103,800 → $134,500 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,014 (+39.9%)	$475 → $554 (+16.6%)

Mount Gilead

Population

1,2281,166

Median household income

$35,125$58,281

Median home value

$104,200$141,700

Median gross rent

$725$1,014

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)

	Mount Gilead	Troy
Under 5	3.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	11.4%	11.2%
18 to 24	2.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	22.3%	19.9%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.7%
45 to 54	18.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.3%
75 and over	9.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Gilead	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	28.2%	51.7%
Black or African American	55.7%	33.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	11.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Gilead	Troy
No high school diploma	12.9%	19.0%
High school graduate	29.4%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Gilead	Troy
Drove alone	81.1%	77.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	13.1%
Other means	6.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Gilead	Troy
1-unit, detached	77.3%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Mount Gilead	Troy
Poverty rate	17.1%	18.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1965	1971