Star vs Troy

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

Star 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 1,430 in Star). Troy has the higher median household income ($60,167 vs $37,135 in Star). Troy has the higher median home value ($134,500 vs $131,600 in Star).

Population, income & housing

	Star	Troy
Population	1,430	2,905
Median age	36.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,135	$60,167
Median home value	$131,600	$134,500
Median gross rent	$547	$554
Housing units	435	1,312
Homeownership rate	44.4%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Star	Troy
Population	756 → 1,430 (+89.2%)	3,294 → 2,905 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$34,038 → $37,135 (+9.1%)	$26,747 → $60,167 (+124.9%)
Median home value	$79,700 → $131,600 (+65.1%)	$103,800 → $134,500 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $547 (+2.8%)	$475 → $554 (+16.6%)

Star

Population

7561,430

Median household income

$34,038$37,135

Median home value

$79,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$532$547

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)

	Star	Troy
Under 5	8.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	27.4%	11.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	6.7%	19.9%
35 to 44	7.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	17.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.3%
75 and over	5.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Star	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	47.3%	51.7%
Black or African American	31.5%	33.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Star	Troy
No high school diploma	32.2%	19.0%
High school graduate	26.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Star	Troy
Drove alone	89.3%	77.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	13.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Star	Troy
1-unit, detached	70.3%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	20.7%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Star	Troy
Poverty rate	28.0%	18.1%
Average household size	3.75	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1974	1971