Census Reporter

Schenectady County--Schenectady City PUMA, NY

155,299 Population
204.6 square miles 759.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,390 ±$1,713 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $41,857 ±$295
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$65,773 ±$5,060 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $72,108 ±$452
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

12.4% ±2.4% (18,716  ±3,609) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 13% 2,467,006 (±0.2% / ±45,734)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

23.1 minutes ±0.5 (1,594,860  ±48,417) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 33.6 299,066,245 (±0.1 / ±921,330)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

62,534 ±1,508 Number of households
  • New York: 7,446,812 ±13,820
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0.1 (150,724  ±1,152) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 2.5 18,884,948
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

3.2% ±1.6% (1,141  ±583) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 4.7% 217,713 (±0.2% / ±8,616)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

70,111 ±477 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,404,205 ±839
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$183,700 ±$8,224 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New York: $338,700 ±$3,182
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

15% ±2.4% (23,036  ±3,714.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 10.5% 2,027,540 (±0.2% / ±35,825.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

92.8% ±4.3% (101,155  ±4,797) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.6% 11,970,504 (±0.4% / ±55,181)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
35% ±2.7% (38,193  ±3,015.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 37.8% 5,166,218 (±0.3% / ±35,028.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

9.7% ±0.7% (14,085  ±1,048.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 30.5% 5,620,166 (±0.1% / ±19,728.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

12.3% ±2.1% (19,150  ±3,198) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,360,291 (±0.2% / ±42,271)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.1% ±1.1% (7,462  ±1,340) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 4.3% 655,055 (±0.1% / ±10,056)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
7,462 Total veterans ±1,340 6,777 Male ±1,335 685 Female ±416

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