Troy, New York demographics

Troy, NY demographics: median age 32.3; 37.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Troy city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3675484. The survey estimates a population of 51,033 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Troy is 32.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 21,265 households (±591). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.3 ±1.1	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 51,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	8,783 ±665	17.2% ±1.3 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	19,038 ±873	37.3% ±1.7 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	16,421 ±935	32.2% ±1.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	6,791 ±599	13.3% ±1.2 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 51,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	25,343 ±584	49.7% ±1.1 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	25,690 ±583	50.3% ±1.1 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 51,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	32,136 ±926	63.0% ±1.8 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,533 ±897	16.7% ±1.8 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	85 ±52 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,038 ±351	4.0% ±0.7 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,443 ±526	4.8% ±1.0 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,798 ±918	11.4% ±1.8 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 51,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,757 ±570	89.7% ±1.1 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,276 ±568	10.3% ±1.1 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,265
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,559 ±437	21.4% ±2.0 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	985 ±242	4.6% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,908 ±441	18.4% ±2.0 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,203 ±686	43.3% ±3.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,610 ±327	12.3% ±1.5 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,265
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,707 ±481	22.1% ±2.2 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	16,558 ±744	77.9% ±2.7 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,265
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,203 ±686	43.3% ±3.0 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,972 ±624	28.1% ±2.8 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,211 ±468	15.1% ±2.2 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,878 ±334	8.8% ±1.6 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	428 ±152	2.0% ±0.7 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	487 ±158	2.3% ±0.7 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	86 ±72 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 51,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	46,895 ±659	91.9% ±1.3 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,138 ±655	8.1% ±1.3 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 48,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	43,553 ±794	89.1% ±1.5 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	2,241 ±401	4.6% ±0.8 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	372 ±202 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	100 ±56 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	364 ±192 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	692 ±302	1.4% ±0.6 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	126 ±86 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	437 ±130	0.9% ±0.3 pp	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	9 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	44 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	234 ±97	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	355 ±425 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	344 ±185 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 32,474
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,583 ±509	11.0% ±1.6 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,772 ±569	23.9% ±1.7 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,129 ±595	15.8% ±1.8 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,873 ±623	11.9% ±1.9 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,067 ±727	21.8% ±2.2 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,050 ±535	15.6% ±1.6 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 50,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	41,486 ±1,097	81.8% ±2.2 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,637 ±773	7.2% ±1.5 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,041 ±732	8.0% ±1.4 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,296 ±443	2.6% ±0.9 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	242 ±148 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.6% of Troy residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 88.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Troy	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.6% ±0.7 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.9% ±2.3 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.6% ±0.9 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Troy . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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