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Population (year 2000): 8,524. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,374 (+10.0% change)
Males: 4,174 (49.0%), Females: 4,350 (51.0%)
Madison County
Zip code:
62294
Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $53,720 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,900 (year 2000)
Races in Troy:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Black (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (35.5%), Irish (16.2%),
English (10.0%), United States (8.1%), Italian (4.9%), Polish
(4.8%).
Elevation: 550 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Troy
- High school or higher: 90.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Troy city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,023 (+31.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Troy:
- ANDERSON HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MARYVILLE, IL)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HIGHLAND, IL)
- ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; GRANITE
CITY, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Troy:
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 15 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 15 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 32 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Troy:
- ST LOUIS METRO-EAST/SHAFER FIELD (about 7 miles; ST
JACOB, IL; ID: 3K6)
- HIGHLAND-WINET (about 19 miles; HIGHLAND, IL; ID:
H07)
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 22 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: CPS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Troy:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 4
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 27
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 29 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public high school in Troy:
- TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,289; Location:
703 E HIGHWAY 40; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Troy:
- DEWEY STREET CAMPUS (Students: 583; Location:
205 N DEWEY ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- C A HENNING SCHOOL (Students: 363; Location:
520 E HIGHWAY 40; Grades: KG - 01)
- W S FREEMAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 201 STAUNTON RD; Grades: PK - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Troy:
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 90;
Location: 112 N BORDER ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Troy:
- TRI-TOWNSHIP P.L.D. (Operating income:
$291,813; Location: 209 S. MAIN; 30,238 books; 450 audio
materials; 1,104 video materials; 168 serial
subscriptions)
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