Salado vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (2,628 vs 2,292 in Salado). Salado has the higher median household income ($103,500 vs $81,193 in Troy). Salado has the higher median home value ($395,400 vs $188,200 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Salado	Troy
Population	2,292	2,628
Median age	48.3 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$103,500	$81,193
Median home value	$395,400	$188,200
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,141
Housing units	992	951
Homeownership rate	88.5%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.5%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salado	Troy
Population	3,002 → 2,292 (-23.7%)	2,820 → 2,628 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$77,500 → $103,500 (+33.5%)	$63,281 → $81,193 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$278,700 → $395,400 (+41.9%)	$124,000 → $188,200 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $1,181 (+12.7%)	$949 → $1,141 (+20.2%)

Salado

Population

3,0022,292

Median household income

$77,500$103,500

Median home value

$278,700$395,400

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,181

Troy

Population

2,8202,628

Median household income

$63,281$81,193

Median home value

$124,000$188,200

Median gross rent

$949$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salado	Troy
Under 5	12.0%	10.5%
5 to 17	11.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	19.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	15.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	6.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.5%
75 and over	14.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salado	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	66.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	28.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salado	Troy
No high school diploma	1.7%	7.4%
High school graduate	7.3%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	38.3%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salado	Troy
Drove alone	73.8%	85.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	2.6%
Other means	0.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salado	Troy
1-unit, detached	86.2%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Salado	Troy
Poverty rate	6.2%	6.2%
Average household size	2.56	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1991	1994