Michigan · Census place 2680700
Troy, Michigan
Troy is a city in Oakland County, Michigan with an estimated 89,209 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 9th largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 89,209
- #9 of 353 in Michigan
- Change since 2020
- +2.4%
- +2,090 people
- Land area
- 33.5 sq mi
- + 0.18 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,667 / sq mi
- State median 2,478
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Troy population, 2020 to 2024
Troy added 2,090 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.4%. In the latest year it moved by +1,286. Among 153 Michigan places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 17th; the median place changed by -0.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Michigan has 12,132 people, so Troy is 7.4 times that size.
Troy covers 33.45 square miles of land and 0.18 of water, for 2,667 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Troy is close to the typical town.
What county Troy is in
All of Troy's residents live in Oakland County, which had 1,296,888 residents in 2024. Troy holds 6.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Troy
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Troy by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 48083, 48084, 48085, 48098. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Troy is
The Census internal point of Troy is at 42.583900, -83.145500. Lansing, the capital, is 72.4 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Sterling Heights, MI (134,342 people), 5.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.583900, -83.145500
- DMS
- 42°35'2.04"N 83°08'43.80"W
- UTM
- 17N 323944.9E 4716840.3N
- Geohash
- dpsf7bpm1
- Plus code
- 86JRHVM3+HR
Daylight in Troy
At 42.58° N, Troy gets about 15 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 03 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 16 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Troy
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Clawson, 3.3 miles away, with 11,440 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Troy, MI?
89,209 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,090 (2.4%) from 87,119 in July 2020.
What county is Troy in?
Oakland County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Troy?
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 48083, 48084, 48085, 48098.
How far is Troy from Lansing?
72.4 miles (116.5 km) in a straight line, heading W from Troy.
What is the nearest larger city to Troy?
Sterling Heights, MI, with 134,342 residents, 5.8 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.