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Census Tract 215, Schenectady, NY

2,923 Population
0.3 square miles 8,894.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.5 ±6.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Schenectady: 36.1 ±1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Schenectady County: 39.6 ±0.4
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$18,396 ±$4,539 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Schenectady: $34,175 ±$2,202
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Schenectady County: $43,516 ±$1,279
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
$33,889 ±$12,370 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Schenectady: $58,399 ±$2,915
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Schenectady County: $79,623 ±$2,743
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402

49% ±16.7% (1,431  ±575) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Schenectady: 23.8% 15,570 (±2.3% / ±1,508)
  • more than double the rate in Schenectady County: 13.3% 20,700 (±1.1% / ±1,712)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)

17.8 minutes ±8.2 (14,570  ±4,615) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Schenectady: 22 599,300 (±0.7 / ±34,283)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Schenectady County: 22.8 1,473,795 (±0.6 / ±53,279)
  • about half the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)

Families

1,212 ±243 Number of households
  • Schenectady: 29,184 ±774
  • Schenectady County: 66,902 ±527
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
2.4 ±0.2 (2,909  ±624) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Schenectady: 2.2 64,899 (±0.1 / ±189)
  • a little higher than the figure in Schenectady County: 2.3 155,126 (±0 / ±194)
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424

6.5% ±5% (61  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Schenectady: 6% † 1,022 (±1.6% / ±273)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Schenectady County: 5.8% † 2,111 (±1% / ±371)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)

Housing

1,334 ±220 Number of housing units
  • Schenectady: 31,417 ±736
  • Schenectady County: 71,244 ±105
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652

$125,700 ±$21,159 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Schenectady: $168,800 ±$4,579
  • about half the amount in Schenectady County: $235,700 ±$3,709
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627

15.7% ±9.3% (456  ±287.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Schenectady: 15.7% † 10,689 (±1.7% / ±1,170.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Schenectady County: 11.8% 18,657 (±1% / ±1,511.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)

Social

79.3% ±14.4% (1,460  ±376.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Schenectady: 85.7% 39,501 (±3.2% / ±1,618)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Schenectady County: 91.8% 101,563 (±2.1% / ±2,319.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
12.2% ±5.6% (224  ±111.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Schenectady: 25.4% 11,714 (±1.7% / ±823)
  • about one-third of the rate in Schenectady County: 36.1% 39,966 (±1.3% / ±1,405.3)
  • about one-third 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

17.9% ±9.8% (524  ±307) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Schenectady: 14.6% 10,070 (±1.4% / ±991)
  • nearly double the rate in Schenectady County: 10% 15,977
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014

1.5% ±1.6% (34  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Schenectady: 4.7% † 2,612 (±0.8% / ±446)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Schenectady County: 5.3% 6,724 (±0.5% / ±593)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
34 Total veterans ±37 34 Male ±37 N/A Female ±14

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