East Troy is a very small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 4,696 people and four associated neighborhoods, East Troy is the 170th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Troy is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Troy is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Troy who work in office and administrative support (16.84%), business and financial occupations (9.89%), and sales jobs (9.17%). Also of interest is that East Troy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. East Troy’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Being a small village, East Troy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of East Troy citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.27% of adults in East Troy have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in East Troy in 2022 was $42,350, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,400 for a family of four. However, East Troy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call East Troy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Troy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Troy include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in East Troy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
