North Towanda vs Troy

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

North Towanda 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 576 in North Towanda). Troy has the higher median household income ($49,583 vs $22,721 in North Towanda). North Towanda has the higher median home value ($170,000 vs $148,600 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	North Towanda	Troy
Population	576	1,373
Median age	64.1 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$22,721	$49,583
Median home value	$170,000	$148,600
Median gross rent	$583	$633
Housing units	383	596
Homeownership rate	22.0%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Towanda	Troy
Population	—	1,477 → 1,373 (-7.0%)
Median household income	—	$54,375 → $49,583 (-8.8%)
Median home value	—	$139,500 → $148,600 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $633 (+1.3%)

North Towanda

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)

	North Towanda	Troy
Under 5	5.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	6.9%	8.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	4.0%	19.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	5.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	20.0%
65 to 74	20.7%	9.5%
75 and over	27.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Towanda	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	85.9%
Black or African American	8.5%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Towanda	Troy
No high school diploma	13.3%	13.1%
High school graduate	55.8%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Towanda	Troy
Drove alone	91.8%	61.7%
Carpooled	1.5%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Towanda	Troy
1-unit, detached	27.7%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	52.5%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Towanda	Troy
Poverty rate	34.2%	21.2%
Average household size	1.56	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1980	1955