Census Reporter

Schenectady County--Schenectady City PUMA, NY

155,086 Population
204.6 square miles 758.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,379 ±$818 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $40,898 ±$167
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$66,488 ±$1,769 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $71,117 ±$266
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.4% ±1% (17,177  ±1,457) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,581,048 (±0.1% / ±26,021)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

23 minutes ±0.5 (1,552,160  ±45,696) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 33.5 287,526,290 (±0.1 / ±1,046,958)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

57,479 ±846 Number of households
  • New York: 7,417,224 ±12,559
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.6 ±0 (150,403  ±449) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 2.6 18,945,673
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.1% ±1% (1,452  ±367) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 4.8% 225,143 (±0.1% / ±3,450)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

69,885 ±185 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,362,971 ±772
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$172,500 ±$2,593 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New York: $325,000 ±$1,056
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

11.5% ±1% (17,654  ±1,555.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,007,694 (±0.1% / ±15,289)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

90.9% ±2.1% (97,779  ±2,223.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.2% 11,905,267 (±0.2% / ±28,296.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
32.1% ±1.2% (34,501  ±1,284.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 37.5% 5,112,792 (±0.1% / ±18,230.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

8.7% ±0.7% (12,692  ±1,011.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New York: 30.3% 5,574,294 (±0.1% / ±20,686.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

10% ±0.7% (15,433  ±1,140) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,372,167 (±0.1% / ±19,932)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

7.2% ±0.6% (8,753  ±690) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 4.4% 676,295 (±0% / ±5,258)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
8,753 Total veterans ±690 7,445 Male ±515 1,308 Female ±417

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