City safety & data profile

TroyOH

Troy, OH is a 26K-resident city in Miami County with a median household income of $68,830.

Miami County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Troy, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Troy has a population larger than 57% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $217,400, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

26K
Population (place)
Top 43%
By size
$68,830
Median income (place)
$217,400
Median home (place)
12.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Troy

Troy posts a median household income higher than 35% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Troy area.

Bottom 36%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Troy

Where Troy income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$68,830 Bottom 35% higher than 35% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Troy $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Troy, OH beyond the headline numbers

Troy sits inside Miami County, Ohio, at roughly 40.04°N, -84.20°W. Population 25,659, $68,830 median household income. Median home value $217,400, median rent $1,003. Poverty rate 12.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Troy, 4.5/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

Poverty in Troy, OH stands at 12.6%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Troy costs roughly 3.2 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 11.5% of Troy workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 17.5% in Troy, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Troy workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Troy from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
25,659
Troy · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$68,830
-23% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$217,400
-47% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Miami County): Troy's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
110K+7%
Median Income
$76,817+48%
Median Home Value
$229,100+71%
Poverty Rate
9.4%-28%
Unemployment
3.1%-65%

Economics

Economics indicators for Troy, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,003/mo
Poverty Rate
12.6%
Unemployment 4.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 33.2%
Work From Home 11.5%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 83.9%
African American 3.4%
Asian 4%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.1%
High Blood Pressure
35.2%
Obesity
33.3%
Physical Inactivity
25.3%
Binge Drinking
17.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.3%
Current Smoking
15%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.3%
Diabetes
11.9%
Current Asthma
10.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.2%
Annual Checkup 78.4%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.5%
Stroke
3.2%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
1
★★★★
1
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4.5/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
2
KETTERING HEALTH TROY
TROY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★
UPPER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
TROY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Troy?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Troy right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OH-TROY-OH · Troy

Troy: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Troy; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Troy, OH?
Troy, OH has a population of 25,659 people, located in Miami County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Troy?
The median household income in Troy, OH is $68,830 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.6%.
What is the median home value in Troy?
The median home value in Troy, OH is $217,400. Median rent is $1,003/month.
What are the top health concerns in Troy?
The top health indicators in Troy include Short Sleep Duration (37.1%), High Blood Pressure (35.2%), Obesity (33.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Troy?
Troy has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 4.5/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Troy?
The median age in Troy, OH is 37.8 years. 33.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Troy, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (12.6% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($68,830 here).

Compare Troy with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Troy's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Troy area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Troy against Ohio peers on any ranking lens. Explore Ohio

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Miami County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.