Troy vs West Milton

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

Troy and West Milton 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 4,740 in West Milton). Troy has the higher median household income ($70,450 vs $59,522 in West Milton). Troy has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $120,200 in West Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Troy	West Milton
Population	26,716	4,740
Median age	37.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,450	$59,522
Median home value	$199,400	$120,200
Median gross rent	$934	$884
Housing units	11,527	2,282
Homeownership rate	65.3%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Troy	West Milton
Population	25,961 → 26,716 (+2.9%)	4,752 → 4,740 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$54,161 → $70,450 (+30.1%)	$42,594 → $59,522 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$139,200 → $199,400 (+43.2%)	$111,900 → $120,200 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $934 (+18.5%)	$653 → $884 (+35.4%)

Troy

Population

25,96126,716

Median household income

$54,161$70,450

Median home value

$139,200$199,400

Median gross rent

$788$934

West Milton

Population

4,7524,740

Median household income

$42,594$59,522

Median home value

$111,900$120,200

Median gross rent

$653$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Troy	West Milton
Under 5	6.5%	8.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.8%
75 and over	7.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Troy	West Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	94.5%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Troy	West Milton
No high school diploma	7.5%	11.3%
High school graduate	32.7%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Troy	West Milton
Drove alone	80.1%	83.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	8.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Troy	West Milton
1-unit, detached	71.8%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	1.5%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Troy	West Milton
Poverty rate	11.3%	7.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1973	1970