Athens vs Troy

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

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

Athens has the higher population (3,260 vs 1,373 in Troy). Athens has the higher median household income ($49,588 vs $49,583 in Troy). Athens has the higher median home value ($166,800 vs $148,600 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Troy
Population	3,260	1,373
Median age	48.0 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,588	$49,583
Median home value	$166,800	$148,600
Median gross rent	$834	$633
Housing units	1,840	596
Homeownership rate	42.5%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Troy
Population	3,225 → 3,260 (+1.1%)	1,477 → 1,373 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$39,832 → $49,588 (+24.5%)	$54,375 → $49,583 (-8.8%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $166,800 (+33.0%)	$139,500 → $148,600 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $834 (+85.3%)	$625 → $633 (+1.3%)

Athens

Population

3,2253,260

Median household income

$39,832$49,588

Median home value

$125,400$166,800

Median gross rent

$450$834

Troy

Population

1,4771,373

Median household income

$54,375$49,583

Median home value

$139,500$148,600

Median gross rent

$625$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Troy
Under 5	4.8%	2.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	8.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	19.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	18.7%	20.0%
65 to 74	15.5%	9.5%
75 and over	7.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Troy
No high school diploma	6.9%	13.1%
High school graduate	35.1%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Troy
Drove alone	91.8%	61.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	21.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Troy
1-unit, detached	55.9%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	16.5%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	13.4%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Troy
Poverty rate	15.6%	21.2%
Average household size	1.79	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1955	1955