Bradford vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (26,716 vs 1,615 in Bradford). Troy has the higher median household income ($70,450 vs $62,250 in Bradford). Troy has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $125,500 in Bradford).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Troy
Population	1,615	26,716
Median age	46.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,250	$70,450
Median home value	$125,500	$199,400
Median gross rent	$856	$934
Housing units	734	11,527
Homeownership rate	73.0%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Troy
Population	2,170 → 1,615 (-25.6%)	25,961 → 26,716 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$51,895 → $62,250 (+20.0%)	$54,161 → $70,450 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $125,500 (+49.2%)	$139,200 → $199,400 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $856 (+5.7%)	$788 → $934 (+18.5%)

Bradford

Population

2,1701,615

Median household income

$51,895$62,250

Median home value

$84,100$125,500

Median gross rent

$810$856

Troy

Population

25,96126,716

Median household income

$54,161$70,450

Median home value

$139,200$199,400

Median gross rent

$788$934

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Troy
Under 5	7.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	8.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	16.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.5%
75 and over	8.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Troy
No high school diploma	9.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	52.9%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Troy
Drove alone	84.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.3%
Public transit	1.9%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	3.0%	10.3%
Other means	3.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Troy
1-unit, detached	97.1%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Troy
Poverty rate	14.7%	11.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1943	1973