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Amsterdam, NY Micro Area

49,528 Population
403.1 square miles 122.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,117 ±$968 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,943 ±$3,486 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.6% ±1.7% (7,104  ±818) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24 minutes ±1 (492,995  ±26,238) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

19,603 ±348 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0 (48,261  ±38) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.6% ±1.2% (580  ±123) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

22,981 ±84 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$157,500 ±$5,744 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.7% ±1.4% (4,717  ±683.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.5% ±3% (30,346  ±1,013.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.9% ±1.6% (7,863  ±550.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of 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

2.9% (1,416  ±293) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±0.8% (2,757  ±298) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,757 Total veterans ±298 2,583 Male ±289 174 Female ±74

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