Perry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.4. This is worse than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 24.2. This is about average. There were 26 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.75. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.6 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 6.19. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.7. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.6 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.153. This is significantly worse than average. There were 36 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.1%
(25.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | Indiana: |  2.6 people |
| This town: | 63.2% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
| This town: | 8.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Troy, IN
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Troy compared to Indiana state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (91%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Perry County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Troy (based on Perry County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.69%
| Here | | 53.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 61.6% | 9.1% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 3.9% |
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| Congregations | 25.8% | 6.5% | 9.7% | 22.6% | 6.5% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 16.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Perry County: | 2.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Perry County: | 7.39 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15 | Here: | 7.92 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.3% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Perry County: | 28.5% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 9.3% | | State: | 14.3% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 11 | $850 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $420 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 14 | $427 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,119 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,761 | $45,132 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,846 | $22,152 | 4 | $1,520 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,607 | $33,642 | 35 | $4,336 |
Troy government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $105,000 ($272.73)
- Charges - Sewerage: $19,000 ($49.35)
Solid Waste Management: $14,000 ($36.36)
All Other: $14,000 ($36.36)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($15.58)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($2.60)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $604,000 ($1568.83)
Water Utilities: $81,000 ($210.39)
Sewerage: $63,000 ($163.64)
Parks & Recreation: $30,000 ($77.92)
General - Other: $18,000 ($46.75)
Solid Waste Management: $16,000 ($41.56)
Regular Highways: $9,000 ($23.38)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($23.38)
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,000 ($54.55)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $1,000 ($2.60)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000 ($7.79)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $175,000 ($454.55)
Water Utilities: $120,000 ($311.69)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $355,000 ($922.08)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $330,000 ($857.14)
Electric Utilities: $165,000 ($428.57)
Water Utilities: $110,000 ($285.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000 ($64.94)
Electric Utilities: $10,000 ($25.97)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($25.97)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $29,000 ($75.32)
General Revenue, NEC: $13,000 ($33.77)
Rents: $6,000 ($15.58)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $51,000 ($132.47)
Regular Highways: $3,000 ($7.79)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $656,000 ($1703.90)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $635,000 ($1649.35)
Water Utilities: $125,000 ($324.68)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $54,000 ($140.26)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $93,000 ($241.56)
Highways: $16,000 ($41.56)
General Support: $4,000 ($10.39)
- Tax - Property: $21,000 ($54.55)
Individual Income: $10,000 ($25.97)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($2.60)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.60)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $443,000 ($1150.65)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($20.78)
4.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,042 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.54% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,703 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | Indiana average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Troy:
- WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTCJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Troy:
- WQKZ (98.5 FM; FERDINAND, IN; Owner: GEM COMMUNICATIONS LLP)
- WGZB-FM (96.5 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBDC (100.9 FM; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
- WAXL (103.3 FM; SANTA CLAUS, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLME (102.9 FM; CANNELTON, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
- WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
- WYXY (107.1 FM; BOONVILLE, IN; Owner: BOONVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
- WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
- WULF (94.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS - 94.3, LLC)
- WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
- WXBC (104.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: BRECKINRIDGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WBIO (94.7 FM; PHILPOT, KY; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC OF KENTUCKY)
TV broadcast stations around Troy:
- WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
- WTVW (Channel 7; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: QUORUM OF INDIANA LICENSE, LLC)
- K55HL (Channel 55; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
- WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
- WKOH (Channel 31; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
Troy fatal accident list:
Sep 17, 1988 00:22 AM, Water Rd., Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - William C Ware, Located 1.2 Miles North Of Troy On State Highway 545 (Lat: 38.017222 Lon: -86.794167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m
Registrant: Hoosier Energy Rec, Inc., 7398 North State Road 37, Bloomington, IN 47402-0908, Phone: (812) 876-0366, Email:
- William C Ware, Located 1.2 Miles North Of Troy On State Highway 545 (Lat: 38.017222 Lon: -86.794167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m
Registrant: Hoosier Energy Rec, Inc., 7398 North State Road 37, Bloomington, IN 47402-0908, Phone: (812) 876-0366, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - On Ridge Rd 1 Mi E (Lat: 37.991722 Lon: -86.583306), Structure height: 40 m, Call Sign: WFH444, Licensee ID: L00003213
Assigned Frequencies: 72.0400 MHz
Grant Date: 03/08/1996, Expiration Date: 04/29/2001, Cancellation Date: 07/01/2001
Registrant: Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc, Tell City, IN 47586, Phone: (812) 547-7921
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Troy, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 11 | 78.6 years |
| Anna | 9 | 81.1 years |
| James | 9 | 64.1 years |
| John | 8 | 74.7 years |
| Mary | 8 | 79.1 years |
| Albert | 7 | 80.0 years |
| Clarence | 5 | 74.4 years |
| Agnes | 4 | 71.7 years |
| Carl | 4 | 70.5 years |
| Margaret | 4 | 82.8 years |
| Most common last names in Troy, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Knable | 7 | 67.7 years |
| Snyder | 6 | 80.5 years |
| Cotton | 5 | 68.8 years |
| Feldpausch | 5 | 86.8 years |
| Linne | 5 | 75.2 years |
| Leistner | 5 | 71.6 years |
| Lindauer | 4 | 64.0 years |
| Foerster | 4 | 81.5 years |
| Lambeck | 4 | 84.8 years |
| Obrien | 4 | 65.5 years |
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Wood products"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Retail sales workers except cashiers"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Customer service representatives"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Private households"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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