Monroe vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (1,373 vs 562 in Monroe). Monroe has the higher median household income ($57,250 vs $49,583 in Troy). Monroe has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $148,600 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Troy
Population	562	1,373
Median age	39.7 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$49,583
Median home value	$175,000	$148,600
Median gross rent	$775	$633
Housing units	267	596
Homeownership rate	71.1%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Troy
Population	590 → 562 (-4.7%)	1,477 → 1,373 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$55,486 → $57,250 (+3.2%)	$54,375 → $49,583 (-8.8%)
Median home value	$128,500 → $175,000 (+36.2%)	$139,500 → $148,600 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $775 (-12.2%)	$625 → $633 (+1.3%)

Monroe

Population

590562

Median household income

$55,486$57,250

Median home value

$128,500$175,000

Median gross rent

$883$775

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)

	Monroe	Troy
Under 5	2.5%	2.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	8.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	15.1%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	20.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.5%
75 and over	8.0%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Troy
No high school diploma	7.7%	13.1%
High school graduate	43.1%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Troy
Drove alone	86.4%	61.7%
Carpooled	11.2%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Troy
1-unit, detached	80.5%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Troy
Poverty rate	9.4%	21.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1945	1955