Sayre vs Troy

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

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

Sayre has the higher population (5,444 vs 1,373 in Troy). Sayre has the higher median household income ($55,393 vs $49,583 in Troy). Sayre has the higher median home value ($166,000 vs $148,600 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Sayre	Troy
Population	5,444	1,373
Median age	40.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,393	$49,583
Median home value	$166,000	$148,600
Median gross rent	$976	$633
Housing units	2,845	596
Homeownership rate	61.1%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sayre	Troy
Population	5,450 → 5,444 (-0.1%)	1,477 → 1,373 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$42,557 → $55,393 (+30.2%)	$54,375 → $49,583 (-8.8%)
Median home value	$131,400 → $166,000 (+26.3%)	$139,500 → $148,600 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $976 (+32.6%)	$625 → $633 (+1.3%)

Sayre

Population

5,4505,444

Median household income

$42,557$55,393

Median home value

$131,400$166,000

Median gross rent

$736$976

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)

	Sayre	Troy
Under 5	2.6%	2.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	8.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	19.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	20.0%
65 to 74	13.9%	9.5%
75 and over	5.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sayre	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	85.9%
Black or African American	3.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sayre	Troy
No high school diploma	6.2%	13.1%
High school graduate	29.5%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sayre	Troy
Drove alone	68.7%	61.7%
Carpooled	7.7%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.2%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	4.2%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sayre	Troy
1-unit, detached	67.2%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sayre	Troy
Poverty rate	11.3%	21.2%
Average household size	2.13	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1938	1955