South Waverly vs Troy

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

South Waverly 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 1,125 in South Waverly). South Waverly has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $49,583 in Troy). South Waverly has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $148,600 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	South Waverly	Troy
Population	1,125	1,373
Median age	42.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$49,583
Median home value	$158,200	$148,600
Median gross rent	$1,005	$633
Housing units	450	596
Homeownership rate	84.4%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Waverly	Troy
Population	1,026 → 1,125 (+9.6%)	1,477 → 1,373 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$66,406 → $83,750 (+26.1%)	$54,375 → $49,583 (-8.8%)
Median home value	$120,300 → $158,200 (+31.5%)	$139,500 → $148,600 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $1,005 (+61.6%)	$625 → $633 (+1.3%)

South Waverly

Population

1,0261,125

Median household income

$66,406$83,750

Median home value

$120,300$158,200

Median gross rent

$622$1,005

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)

	South Waverly	Troy
Under 5	4.5%	2.3%
5 to 17	19.4%	8.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	7.6%	19.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	20.0%
65 to 74	15.4%	9.5%
75 and over	5.7%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Waverly	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Waverly	Troy
No high school diploma	3.4%	13.1%
High school graduate	35.4%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Waverly	Troy
Drove alone	89.0%	61.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Waverly	Troy
1-unit, detached	93.3%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Waverly	Troy
Poverty rate	8.5%	21.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	15	31
Median year structure built	1956	1955