Schenectady County, New York demographics

Population: 157,515
Median age: 39.9

Median household income: 69,891

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Schenectady County, New York.

Population

2021157,515
2020155,086
2019154,859
2018154,883
2017155,239
2016154,845
2015154,796
2014155,178
2013154,821
2012154,466
2011153,935
2010153,268
2009150,474

Schenectady County, NY cities

Delanson village - 312

Duane Lake CDP - 150

Duanesburg CDP - 271

East Glenville CDP - 11,687

Mariaville Lake CDP - 670

Rotterdam CDP - 22,584

Schenectady city - 66,809

Scotia village - 7,305

Census data for Schenectady County, New York

Demographic and housing estimates in Schenectady County, New York

Total population
Total population157,515
Male77,213
Female80,302
Population by age
Total population157,515
Under 5 years9,271
5 to 9 years9,750
10 to 14 years9,360
15 to 19 years9,738
20 to 24 years10,162
25 to 34 years20,584
35 to 44 years19,756
45 to 54 years20,120
55 to 59 years10,477
60 to 64 years11,351
65 to 74 years15,560
75 to 84 years7,679
85 years and over3,707
Median age (years)39.9
Under 18 years34,331
16 years and over127,230
18 years and over123,184
21 years and over117,571
62 years and over33,669
65 years and over26,946
Population by race
Total population157,515
One race145,732
   White116,591
   Black or African American15,466
   American Indian and Alaska Native556
   Asian7,543
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander36
   Some other race5,540
Two or more races11,783
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population118,054
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population57,065
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population60,989

Social characteristics in Schenectady County, New York

Households by type
Total households61,038
Family households (families)25,480
Married-couple family5,056
Male householder, no wife present, family12,129
Female householder, no husband present, family9,613
Nonfamily households18,373
Average household size18,887
Average family size2.50

Economic characteristics in Schenectady County, New York

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households61,038
Less than $10,0003,134
$10,000 to $14,9992,769
$15,000 to $24,9994,479
$25,000 to $34,9995,102
$35,000 to $49,9996,441
$50,000 to $74,99910,295
$75,000 to $99,9998,236
$100,000 to $149,99911,366
$150,000 to $199,9995,223
$200,000 or more3,993
Median household income (dollars)69,891

Housing characteristics in Schenectady County, New York

Housing occupancy
Total housing units70,628
Occupied housing units61,038
Vacant housing units9,590
Units in structure
Total housing units70,628
1-unit, detached41,338
1-unit, attached1,483
2 units11,382
3 or 4 units5,052
5 to 9 units3,447
10 to 19 units2,675
20 or more units4,587
Mobile home626
Boat, RV, van, etc.38
Year structure built
Total housing units70,628
Built 2014 or later24
Built 2010 to 20132,859
Built 2000 to 20093,497
Built 1990 to 19994,667
Built 1980 to 19895,224
Built 1970 to 19794,929
Built 1960 to 19697,402
Built 1950 to 195911,491
Built 1940 to 19496,531
Built 1939 or earlier24,004
Rooms
Total housing units70,628
1 room1,154
2 rooms1,036
3 rooms6,954
4 rooms10,454
5 rooms13,085
6 rooms13,434
7 rooms9,657
8 rooms7,247
9 rooms or more7,607
Median rooms5.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units70,628
No bedroom1,413
1 bedroom8,781
2 bedrooms17,404
3 bedrooms27,629
4 bedrooms13,031
5 or more bedrooms2,370
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units61,038
Owner-occupied39,234
Renter-occupied21,804
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.68
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.19
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units61,038
Moved in 2017 or later5,705
Moved in 2015 to 201616,069
Moved in 2010 to 20149,820
Moved in 2000 to 200913,396
Moved in 1990 to 19996,190
Moved in 1989 and earlier9,858
Value
Owner-occupied units39,234
Less than $50,000856
$50,000 to $99,9994,671
$100,000 to $149,9998,373
$150,000 to $199,9999,342
$200,000 to $299,99910,004
$300,000 to $499,9995,092
$500,000 to $999,999770
$1,000,000 or more126
Median (dollars)178,000
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units39,234
Housing units with a mortgage24,724
Housing units without a mortgage14,510
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent21,204
Less than $5002,354
$500 to $9997,867
$1,000 to $1,4997,931
$1,500 to $1,9992,210
$2,000 to $2,499527
$2,500 to $2,999100
$3,000 or more215
Median (dollars)1,018
No rent paid600

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