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TroyIN

A town of 608. A regional job hub with 303 jobs.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
608
residents
Median home value
$97K
Census ACS
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
32.0
years
Jobs based here
303
A job hub

What makes Troy stand out

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608 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Troy

Most working residents leave Troy for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Tell City (22%), Tobin (8%) and Oil (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Troy3%
Tell City22%
Tobin8%
Oil7%
Evansville5%
15 mi
median commute distance
303
jobs based in Troy
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.

84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
84Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
6
paid flood claims since 2011
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 23% of U.S. towns

Troy beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
5 better25 too close to call2 worse
What stands outTroyIN
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.9%14.7%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation5.9%7.7%
More adults who have had cancer10.5%8.3%
Perry County Memorial Hospital
4.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
32nd
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Troy has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–45°
Spring45–67°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–69°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
A job hub

Every workday, about 298 people come to Troy for work

Where Troy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Tell City Tell City 22% 8% → Tobin Tobin 8% 7% → Oil Oil 7% 5% → Evansville Evansville 5% 4% → Jasper Jasper 4% 4% → Troy Troy 4% Troy · 3% stay
303jobs based in Troy
3%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

US-IN-Troy
2005 · US-IN-Troy · Wikimedia Commons
Troy’s story

Troy in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Nester House inAbraham S. Fulton historical markerTroy St Pius X complex
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About Troy

Town in Indiana, United States

Troy is a town in Troy Township, Perry County, Indiana, along the Ohio River near the mouth of the Anderson River. The population was 347 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
347
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
472 ft
ZIP code
47588

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