Hornbeak vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (1,915 vs 498 in Hornbeak). Hornbeak has the higher median household income ($63,669 vs $52,656 in Troy). Troy has the higher median home value ($110,800 vs $81,400 in Hornbeak).

Population, income & housing

	Hornbeak	Troy
Population	498	1,915
Median age	38.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,669	$52,656
Median home value	$81,400	$110,800
Median gross rent	$729	$764
Housing units	226	847
Homeownership rate	87.0%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hornbeak	Troy
Population	426 → 498 (+16.9%)	1,703 → 1,915 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$46,818 → $63,669 (+36.0%)	$39,889 → $52,656 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$73,200 → $81,400 (+11.2%)	$90,000 → $110,800 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $729 (+13.2%)	$646 → $764 (+18.3%)

Hornbeak

Population

426498

Median household income

$46,818$63,669

Median home value

$73,200$81,400

Median gross rent

$644$729

Troy

Population

1,7031,915

Median household income

$39,889$52,656

Median home value

$90,000$110,800

Median gross rent

$646$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hornbeak	Troy
Under 5	2.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	21.3%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	15.5%	20.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	11.0%	6.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.5%
75 and over	8.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hornbeak	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	96.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hornbeak	Troy
No high school diploma	7.8%	20.7%
High school graduate	44.9%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hornbeak	Troy
Drove alone	78.3%	87.2%
Carpooled	19.1%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	1.3%
Other means	2.2%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hornbeak	Troy
1-unit, detached	73.9%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Hornbeak	Troy
Poverty rate	10.8%	13.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1979	1984