Derby Center vs North Troy

A side-by-side comparison of Derby Center and North Troy: population, income, housing, and more.

Derby Center and North Troy are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Derby Center has the higher population (684 vs 550 in North Troy). Derby Center has the higher median household income ($55,625 vs $51,797 in North Troy). Derby Center has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $120,200 in North Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Derby Center	North Troy
Population	684	550
Median age	52.0 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,625	$51,797
Median home value	$203,800	$120,200
Median gross rent	$1,096	$541
Housing units	341	262
Homeownership rate	48.7%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derby Center	North Troy
Population	565 → 684 (+21.1%)	608 → 550 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$37,891 → $55,625 (+46.8%)	$29,798 → $51,797 (+73.8%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $203,800 (+24.9%)	$102,400 → $120,200 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,096 (+24.5%)	$706 → $541 (-23.4%)

Derby Center

Population

565684

Median household income

$37,891$55,625

Median home value

$163,200$203,800

Median gross rent

$880$1,096

North Troy

Population

608550

Median household income

$29,798$51,797

Median home value

$102,400$120,200

Median gross rent

$706$541

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Derby Center	North Troy
Under 5	1.6%	13.6%
5 to 17	19.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	2.5%
25 to 34	2.6%	20.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	21.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	17.8%	10.2%
75 and over	9.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derby Center	North Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derby Center	North Troy
No high school diploma	12.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	51.6%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derby Center	North Troy
Drove alone	86.5%	74.7%
Carpooled	3.2%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derby Center	North Troy
1-unit, detached	59.5%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	8.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Derby Center	North Troy
Poverty rate	14.7%	19.2%
Average household size	2.13	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	18	38
Median year structure built	1973	1949