Troy is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 49,170 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Troy is the 22nd largest community in New York. Troy has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Troy is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Troy is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Troy who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.22%), sales jobs (7.98%), and teaching (7.00%).

Also of interest is that Troy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Troy, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Troy provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Troy is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The bus helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Troy area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Troy Information and Demographics

The population of Troy overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Troy, 19.36% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Troy in 2000 was $16,796, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,184 for a family of four.

Troy is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Troy home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Troy is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Troy include Irish, Italian, German, French, English, Polish, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Troy is English. Some people also speak Spanish.