Derby Line vs North Troy

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

Derby Line 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 Line has the higher population (860 vs 550 in North Troy). Derby Line has the higher median household income ($69,000 vs $51,797 in North Troy). Derby Line has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $120,200 in North Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Derby Line	North Troy
Population	860	550
Median age	44.0 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,000	$51,797
Median home value	$180,600	$120,200
Median gross rent	$959	$541
Housing units	423	262
Homeownership rate	83.2%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derby Line	North Troy
Population	777 → 860 (+10.7%)	608 → 550 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $69,000 (+24.0%)	$29,798 → $51,797 (+73.8%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $180,600 (+25.5%)	$102,400 → $120,200 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $959 (+24.4%)	$706 → $541 (-23.4%)

Derby Line

Population

777860

Median household income

$55,625$69,000

Median home value

$143,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$771$959

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 Line	North Troy
Under 5	9.2%	13.6%
5 to 17	17.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	2.1%	2.5%
25 to 34	14.2%	20.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.3%	10.2%
75 and over	14.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derby Line	North Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	88.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	2.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derby Line	North Troy
No high school diploma	8.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	32.9%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derby Line	North Troy
Drove alone	79.5%	74.7%
Carpooled	6.0%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derby Line	North Troy
1-unit, detached	86.3%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Derby Line	North Troy
Poverty rate	5.7%	19.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	21	38
Median year structure built	1951	1949