Moving to Troy, Michigan

About Troy, Michigan
Troy

Troy is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Troy is located about 22 miles (35 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 87,294, making Troy the largest community in Oakland County, and the 13th-most-populous municipality in the state.

Troy was organized as a township in 1827, and sections of the township incorporated much later into the cities of Birmingham, Clawson, and Royal Oak. The remainder of the township incorporated as the present-day city of Troy in 1955.

Troy has office centers and the Somerset Collection mall.

Gender
Gender Troy Michigan Country
Female 49% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 51% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Troy Michigan Country
Less than $10,000 4% 6.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.9% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 4.2% 9.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 4.4% 9.6% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 5.8% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13.5% 18.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 21.9% 14.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 12.5% 5.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 17.8% 5.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Troy Michigan Country
< 9th Grade 3% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 2% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 13% 29% 27.0%
Other College 14% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 33% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 21% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Troy Michigan Country
White 65.8% 74.5% 60.1%
African American 3.3% 13.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 26% 3.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.9% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.3% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity