Emerald Bay vs Troup

A side-by-side comparison of Emerald Bay and Troup: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Troup has the higher population (1,965 vs 1,074 in Emerald Bay). Emerald Bay has the higher median household income ($120,139 vs $51,563 in Troup). Emerald Bay has the higher median home value ($279,200 vs $131,800 in Troup).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald Bay	Troup
Population	1,074	1,965
Median age	69.6 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$120,139	$51,563
Median home value	$279,200	$131,800
Median gross rent	—	$966
Housing units	498	854
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	16.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald Bay	Troup
Population	1,255 → 1,074 (-14.4%)	1,928 → 1,965 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$71,333 → $120,139 (+68.4%)	$38,250 → $51,563 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $279,200 (+14.8%)	$91,000 → $131,800 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$896 → $966 (+7.8%)

Emerald Bay

Population

1,2551,074

Median household income

$71,333$120,139

Median home value

$243,200$279,200

Troup

Population

1,9281,965

Median household income

$38,250$51,563

Median home value

$91,000$131,800

Median gross rent

$896$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerald Bay	Troup
Under 5	4.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	9.7%	26.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	2.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	0.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	6.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	33.5%	9.3%
75 and over	34.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald Bay	Troup
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	47.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald Bay	Troup
No high school diploma	0.0%	20.4%
High school graduate	9.8%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald Bay	Troup
Drove alone	67.0%	82.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	33.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald Bay	Troup
1-unit, detached	72.7%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	18.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Emerald Bay	Troup
Poverty rate	1.8%	28.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1985	1968