Trooper

Population: 5,408
Median household income: $134,338
Median home value: $412,900

Trooper, a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has 5,408 residents. At $134,338, its median household income sits above Montgomery County's $111,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Trooper's population declined 9.3% from 5,965 to 5,408, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $324,200 to $412,900.

The typical home was built around 1967. 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,408
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $134,338
Median home value: $412,900
Median gross rent: $1,075
Housing units: 2,060
Homeownership rate: 91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9655,408

Median household income

$104,028$134,338

Median home value

$324,200$412,900

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,075

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,965	$104,028	$324,200	$1,136
2020	5,626	$98,036	$303,200	$971
2021	5,216	$115,040	$325,400	$980
2022	5,185	$122,000	$359,400	$1,074
2023	5,408	$134,338	$412,900	$1,075

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6422.9%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	284	5.3%
5 to 17	874	16.2%
18 to 24	369	6.8%
25 to 34	522	9.7%
35 to 44	614	11.4%
45 to 54	681	12.6%
55 to 64	1,236	22.9%
65 to 74	611	11.3%
75 and over	217	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,396	81.3%
Black or African American	29	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	633	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.2%
Two or more races	230	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree22.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	1.9%
High school graduate	1,025	26.4%
Some college or associate's	686	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,217	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	879	22.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,332	75.9%
Carpooled	130	4.2%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	11	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	572	18.6%
Other means	18	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	661	26.4%
15 to 29 min	861	34.4%
30 to 44 min	520	20.8%
45 to 59 min	168	6.7%
60+ min	291	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 2.6% (139 of 5,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,397	70.7%
Nonfamily households	579	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,976	95.9%
Vacant	84	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,813	91.8%
Renter-occupied	163	8.2%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,624	78.8%
1-unit, attached	75	3.6%
2 to 4 units	249	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	35	1.7%
Mobile home & other	77	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4277520
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1488, -75.3991