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Census Tract 517.02, Rensselaer, NY

3,177 Population
1.6 square miles 1,990.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49 ±4.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Hoosick Falls: 49 ±4.4
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rensselaer County: 40.1 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$29,454 ±$3,050 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Hoosick Falls: $29,454 † ±$3,050
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Rensselaer County: $46,000 ±$1,084
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
$48,214 ±$7,251 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Hoosick Falls: $48,214 † ±$7,251
  • about half the amount in Rensselaer County: $87,915 ±$2,391
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402

16.1% ±7.4% (499  ±228) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Hoosick Falls: 16.1% † 499 (±7.4% / ±228)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Rensselaer County: 11.8% 18,191 (±1% / ±1,548)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)

29.2 minutes ±4.2 (27,860  ±7,467) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Hoosick Falls: 29.2 † 27,860 (±4.2 / ±7,467)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rensselaer County: 24 1,606,375 (±0.6 / ±54,989)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)

Families

1,394 ±170 Number of households
  • Hoosick Falls: 1,394 † ±170
  • Rensselaer County: 66,686 ±619
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
2.2 ±0.3 (3,118  ±24) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Hoosick Falls: 2.2 † 3,118 (±0.3 / ±24)
  • a little less than the figure in Rensselaer County: 2.3 153,331 (±0 / ±208)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,635 ±199 Number of housing units
  • Hoosick Falls: 1,635 † ±199
  • Rensselaer County: 74,543 ±105
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652

$154,600 ±$18,822 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Hoosick Falls: $154,600 † ±$18,822
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Rensselaer County: $258,400 ±$6,368
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627

18.3% ±8% (581  ±254.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Hoosick Falls: 18.3% † 581 (±8% / ±254.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rensselaer County: 11.3% 18,011 (±0.9% / ±1,482.2)
  • nearly double the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)

Social

93.2% ±12.7% (2,197  ±352.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Hoosick Falls: 93.2% † 2,197 (±12.7% / ±352.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Rensselaer County: 92.6% 105,352 (±2.1% / ±2,418.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
22.5% ±6.7% (531  ±165.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Hoosick Falls: 22.5% † 531 (±6.7% / ±165.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rensselaer County: 37.6% 42,720 (±1.4% / ±1,544.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)

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

0.9% ±1.5% (28  ±46) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Hoosick Falls: 0.9% † 28 (±1.5% / ±46)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Rensselaer County: 5.6% 8,987
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014

5.6% ±3.8% (139  ±93) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Hoosick Falls: 5.6% † 139 (±3.8% / ±93)
  • a little less than the rate in Rensselaer County: 6% 7,810 (±0.5% / ±610)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
139 Total veterans ±93 123 Male ±102 16 Female ±25

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