Rensselaer County, NY Demographic Data
Rensselaer County, NY Summary
Rensselaer County is located in New York
- Population: 159,835
- Area: 665.39 sq. miles
- Land Area: 652.43 sq. miles
- Water Area: 12.96 sq. miles
- Population Density: 240.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,237.86 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rensselaer County, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
81,201
51%
50.8
Male
78,869
49%
49.2
Total Population
160,070
323,128,000
Rensselaer County, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8,625
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,842
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9,213
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
11,149
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,492
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
22,217
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
18,065
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
22,256
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,291
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
9,634
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
15,112
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,468
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,706
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
128,097
80.0%
77.2
Female
65,196
50.9%
51.3
Male
62,901
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
119,196
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
30,949
19.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
25,286
15.8%
15.2
Female
14,071
55.6%
55.8
Male
11,215
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Rensselaer County, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
154,395
96.5%
96.8
White
137,956
86.2%
72.6
Black or African American
9,755
6.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
799
0.5%
0.8
Asian
4,019
2.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
824
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
1,708
1.1%
1.3
Filipino
87
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
279
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
46
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
1,075
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,866
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,675
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,832
4.9%
17.8
Mexican
1,405
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,405
2.1%
1.7
Cuban
116
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,906
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
152,238
95.1%
82.2
Rensselaer County, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,018
3.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,690
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
29,778
26.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
19,212
17.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
15,417
13.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
21,175
19.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
15,459
14.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
9,708
8.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
101,041
91.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
36,634
33.1%
31.2
Rensselaer County, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
49,124
36.8%
33.7%
Now Married
57,741
43.3%
47.5
Divorced
14,511
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
2,759
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
9,255
6.9
5.8%
Rensselaer County, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
139,390
92.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12,055
8.0%
21.6%
Spanish
4,250
2.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,472
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,435
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
898
0.6%
1.1%
Rensselaer County, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,839
4.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,009
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,745
7.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,773
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,487
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
10,810
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,635
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
11,710
18.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,700
5.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,108
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
65,965
57,617
Per capita income
32,904
31,128
Rensselaer County, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
432
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,218
8.8%
9.8
Construction
4,964
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
21,031
25.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,602
4.4%
6.6
Information
1,669
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,256
6.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,870
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
8,389
10.2%
11.4
Public administration
10,005
12.2%
4.6
Retail trade
9,600
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,083
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,885
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,501
7.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
33,824
41.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,482
10.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
19,734
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
13,463
16.4%
18.1%
Rensselaer County, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
80,277
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
63,438
79.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,351
7.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,562
4.4%
5.1
Walked
3,605
4.5%
2.7
Other means
696
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
2,625
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.0
26.6
Rensselaer County, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,403
10.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
22,051
35.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
21,993
35.0%
37.1
3 or more
12,369
19.7%
21.0
Rensselaer County, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
62,816
87.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
39,666
63.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
23,150
36.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
9,130
12.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Rensselaer County, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
71,946
1 room
1,001
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
1,645
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
6,958
9.7%
9.1
4 rooms
11,462
15.9%
16.5
5 rooms
12,538
17.4%
19.8
6 rooms
13,872
19.3%
17.8
7 rooms
11,150
15.5%
12.0
8 rooms
5,632
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
7,688
10.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rensselaer County, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
71,946
1-unit, detached
40,989
57.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,253
3.1%
5.9
2-units
8,906
12.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
6,513
9.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,444
6.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,369
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
4,573
6.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,756
2.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
143
0.2%
0.1
Rensselaer County, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
27,374
38.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,134
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,266
8.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,514
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
7,068
9.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
7,720
10.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,017
8.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,153
7.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,373
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
327
0.5%
1.4%
Rensselaer County, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
28,757
45.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,698
7.5%
4.7
Electricity
9,863
15.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15,310
24.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
34
0.1%
0.1
Wood
3,411
5.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
650
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
93
0.1%
1.1
Rensselaer County, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
25,842
47295100.0
Less than $500
120
0.5%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
756
2.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,388
9.2%
7.0%
$500 to $999
3,286
12.7%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,877
15.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7,218
27.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,197
31.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,727
49.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,983
15.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,237
12.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,193
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,702
18.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rensselaer County, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
22,545
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
694
3.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
812
3.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,629
11.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,810
30.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
11,600
51.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
605
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
870
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,577
20.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,530
11.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,554
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,731
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,926
13.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6,891
31.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
941
0.0%
0.0%
Rensselaer County, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
39,666
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,803
4.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,285
8.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
7,358
18.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
9,549
24.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11,909
30.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,020
12.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
655
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
87
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
184,200
205,000
