South Fulton vs Troy

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

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

South Fulton has the higher population (2,106 vs 1,915 in Troy). Troy has the higher median household income ($52,656 vs $51,875 in South Fulton). Troy has the higher median home value ($110,800 vs $87,400 in South Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	South Fulton	Troy
Population	2,106	1,915
Median age	39.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$52,656
Median home value	$87,400	$110,800
Median gross rent	$752	$764
Housing units	1,113	847
Homeownership rate	56.6%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Fulton	Troy
Population	2,305 → 2,106 (-8.6%)	1,703 → 1,915 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$35,396 → $51,875 (+46.6%)	$39,889 → $52,656 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $87,400 (+19.7%)	$90,000 → $110,800 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $752 (+14.8%)	$646 → $764 (+18.3%)

South Fulton

Population

2,3052,106

Median household income

$35,396$51,875

Median home value

$73,000$87,400

Median gross rent

$655$752

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)

	South Fulton	Troy
Under 5	13.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.4%	17.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	20.6%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	6.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.5%
75 and over	9.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Fulton	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	96.9%
Black or African American	18.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Fulton	Troy
No high school diploma	8.3%	20.7%
High school graduate	42.3%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Fulton	Troy
Drove alone	87.5%	87.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Fulton	Troy
1-unit, detached	83.2%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	6.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	South Fulton	Troy
Poverty rate	26.3%	13.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1969	1984