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Schenectady County, NY

162,261 Population
204.7 square miles 792.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,335 ±$2,431 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,856 ±$5,465 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.9% ±2.1% (20,320  ±3,356) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.3 minutes ±0.8 (1,566,395  ±100,982) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

67,409 ±1,154 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (156,715  ±242) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.8% ±2.2% (2,169  ±832) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,536 ±111 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$266,800 ±$10,019 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.8% ±2% (17,341  ±3,138.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.6% ±4.7% (103,624  ±5,335.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.9% ±3.1% (45,170  ±3,494.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10.3% (16,680  ±2,411) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.2% ±1% (6,594  ±1,287) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,594 Total veterans ±1,287 5,340 Male ±1,120 1,254 Female ±553

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