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Watervliet city, Albany County, NY

10,287 Population
1.3 square miles 7,667 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±3.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Albany County: 38.4 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,740 ±$3,300 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Albany County: $48,210 ±$1,090
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,919 ±$5,006 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Albany County: $85,333 ±$2,280
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.4% ±4.8% (1,894  ±495) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Albany County: 13% 39,144 (±0.8% / ±2,343)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.9 minutes ±3.1 (88,315  ±17,552) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Albany County: 21.4 2,855,835 (±0.5 / ±80,882)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,090 ±304 Number of households
  • Albany County: 134,703 ±1,000
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (10,252  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Albany County: 2.2 297,862 (±0 / ±182)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.9% ±3.8% (69  ±91) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Albany County: 4.4% † 3,478 (±0.7% / ±561)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,654 ±336 Number of housing units
  • Albany County: 147,662 ±143
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$179,700 ±$11,276 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Albany County: $294,600 ±$4,249
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13% ±4.4% (1,334  ±446.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Albany County: 13.6% 42,727 (±0.8% / ±2,476.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.9% ±8.1% (6,298  ±679.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Albany County: 93.7% 200,836 (±1.5% / ±3,240.2)
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.8% ±3.7% (1,260  ±274.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Albany County: 46.4% 99,502 (±1% / ±2,229.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4% ±1.9% (408  ±194) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Albany County: 12% 37,893
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±2.6% (591  ±221) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Albany County: 4.8% 12,394 (±0.3% / ±801)
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
591 Total veterans ±221 539 Male ±210 52 Female ±55

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