Troy is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 50,607 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Troy is the 19th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Troy was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Troy telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

Not only is Troy a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Troy is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Troy a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Troy has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Troy has quite a high level of public transit users. Troy’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

In terms of college education, Troy is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.52% of adults in Troy have a college degree.

The per capita income in Troy in 2022 was $33,743, 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 $134,972 for a family of four. However, Troy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Troy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Troy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Troy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Troy include Irish, Italian, German, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Troy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.