Rensselaer, NY Demographic Data
Rensselaer, NY Summary
Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County in New York
- Population: 9,378
- Area: 3.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.33 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,675.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 89.57 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rensselaer, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,850
51%
50.8
Male
4,585
49%
49.2
Total Population
9,435
323,128,000
Rensselaer, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
774
8.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
624
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
328
3.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
384
4.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
777
8.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,675
17.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,275
13.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,161
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
768
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
480
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
710
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
346
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
133
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,460
79.1%
77.2
Female
3,914
52.5%
51.3
Male
3,546
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,269
77.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,423
15.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,189
12.6%
15.2
Female
766
64.4%
55.8
Male
423
35.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Rensselaer, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,827
93.6%
96.8
White
7,397
78.4%
72.6
Black or African American
608
6.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
611
6.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
144
1.5%
1.2
Chinese
15
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
122
1.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
24
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
306
3.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
211
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
608
6.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
536
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
41
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
191
2.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
304
3.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,899
94.3%
82.2
Rensselaer, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
241
3.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
536
8.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,119
32.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,409
21.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
695
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
930
14.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
618
9.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
777
11.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,771
88.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,548
23.6%
31.2
Rensselaer, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,796
36.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,026
39.3%
47.5
Divorced
841
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
262
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
784
10.2
5.8%
Rensselaer, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,238
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
423
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
135
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
272
3.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.1%
1.1%
Rensselaer, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
293
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
346
8.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
463
11.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
482
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
504
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
784
19.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
436
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
496
12.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
210
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
74
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
47,556
57,617
Per capita income
27,374
31,128
Rensselaer, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
310
6.9%
9.8
Construction
427
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,196
26.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
234
5.2%
6.6
Information
36
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
347
7.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
132
2.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
514
11.4%
11.4
Public administration
416
9.3%
4.6
Retail trade
466
10.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
290
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
128
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
511
11.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,667
37.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
530
11.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
971
21.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
817
18.2%
18.1%
Rensselaer, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,417
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,424
77.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
553
12.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
208
4.7%
5.1
Walked
62
1.4%
2.7
Other means
47
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
123
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Rensselaer, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
567
13.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,845
45.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,304
31.9%
37.1
3 or more
372
9.1%
21.0
Rensselaer, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,088
88.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,654
40.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,434
59.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
528
11.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Rensselaer, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,616
1 room
52
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
284
6.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,163
25.2%
9.1
4 rooms
711
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
832
18.0%
19.8
6 rooms
598
13.0%
17.8
7 rooms
474
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
168
3.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
334
7.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rensselaer, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,616
1-unit, detached
1,567
33.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
241
5.2%
5.9
2-units
954
20.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
558
12.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
473
10.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
404
8.8%
4.4
20 or more units
419
9.1%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rensselaer, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,169
47.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
148
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
231
5.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
279
6.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
251
5.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
282
6.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
405
8.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
813
17.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
38
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rensselaer, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,942
72.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
43
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
960
23.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
67
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
52
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
13
0.3%
1.1
Rensselaer, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,154
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
17
1.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
85
7.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
265
23.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
297
25.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
490
42.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
458
40.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
272
24.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
164
14.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
0.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
232
20.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Rensselaer, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,355
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
178
7.6%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
361
15.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
629
26.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,187
50.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
79
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
901
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
376
16.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
304
13.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
147
6.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
288
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
242
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
990
42.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
87
0.0%
0.0%
Rensselaer, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,654
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
160
9.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
371
22.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
443
26.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
418
25.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
241
14.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
129,800
205,000