Schenectady County, NY Demographic Data
Schenectady County, NY Summary
Schenectady County is located in New York
- Population: 155,124
- Area: 209.39 sq. miles
- Land Area: 204.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.87 sq. miles
- Population Density: 740.85 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 908.46 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Schenectady County, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
80,290
52%
50.8
Male
74,263
48%
49.2
Total Population
154,553
323,128,000
Schenectady County, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,178
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10,185
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9,234
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9,744
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
10,383
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
19,528
12.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
18,322
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
21,427
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
12,138
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
9,123
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
14,208
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,284
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,799
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
120,919
78.2%
77.2
Female
63,209
52.3%
51.3
Male
57,710
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
113,924
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
30,344
19.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
25,291
16.4%
15.2
Female
14,756
58.3%
55.8
Male
10,535
41.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Schenectady County, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
148,311
96.0%
96.8
White
119,476
77.3%
72.6
Black or African American
14,509
9.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
258
0.2%
0.8
Asian
6,739
4.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
3,495
2.3%
1.2
Chinese
1,482
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
531
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
27
0.0%
0.2
Korean
184
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
23
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
997
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
219
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
7,110
4.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,242
4.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
10,664
6.9%
17.8
Mexican
515
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7,105
4.6%
1.7
Cuban
634
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,410
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
143,889
93.1%
82.2
Schenectady County, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,855
3.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,426
7.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
34,772
32.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
15,744
14.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
11,888
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
19,715
18.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
12,429
11.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,281
10.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
94,548
89.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
32,144
30.3%
31.2
Schenectady County, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
49,832
39.6%
33.7%
Now Married
47,639
37.8%
47.5
Divorced
15,258
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
4,006
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
9,221
7.3
5.8%
Schenectady County, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
132,064
90.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
13,311
9.2%
21.6%
Spanish
4,225
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,826
4.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,554
1.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
706
0.5%
1.1%
Schenectady County, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,933
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,313
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,939
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,477
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,858
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,988
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,477
15.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
6,902
14.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,851
5.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,982
4.1%
6.4
Median household income
58,331
57,617
Per capita income
28,485
31,128
Schenectady County, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
45
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
5,921
8.0%
9.8
Construction
2,780
3.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
22,124
29.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,201
5.7%
6.6
Information
901
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,833
5.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,298
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,445
10.0%
11.4
Public administration
6,300
8.5%
4.6
Retail trade
13,481
18.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,732
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,176
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,633
4.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
27,149
36.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,508
11.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
19,951
26.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
14,996
20.2%
18.1%
Schenectady County, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
72,713
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
59,811
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,565
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,906
5.4%
5.1
Walked
1,389
1.9%
2.7
Other means
717
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2,325
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.9
26.6
Schenectady County, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,327
10.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
17,604
36.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
17,992
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
7,797
16.0%
21.0
Schenectady County, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
48,720
71.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
31,705
65.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
17,015
34.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
19,772
28.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Schenectady County, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
68,492
1 room
1,333
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
694
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
6,780
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
12,751
18.6%
16.5
5 rooms
13,861
20.2%
19.8
6 rooms
12,791
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
7,924
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
6,165
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6,193
9.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Schenectady County, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
68,492
1-unit, detached
38,132
55.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,559
2.3%
5.9
2-units
13,488
19.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,099
6.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,979
5.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,040
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
4,031
5.9%
9.0
Mobile home
164
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Schenectady County, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
27,441
40.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7,166
10.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,380
12.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,940
7.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,413
9.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,708
8.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,085
4.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,068
5.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
748
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
543
0.8%
1.4%
Schenectady County, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
35,766
73.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,554
3.2%
4.7
Electricity
7,157
14.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3,631
7.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
25
0.1%
0.1
Wood
442
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
52
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
93
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Schenectady County, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
19,458
47295100.0
Less than $500
15
0.1%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
772
4.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,005
5.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,433
12.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
2,705
13.9%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,401
27.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,127
36.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
8,141
42.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,201
21.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,045
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,371
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,614
18.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
86
0.0%
0.0%
Schenectady County, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
16,297
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
138
0.8%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
176
1.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
252
1.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
780
4.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,535
9.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,019
24.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
9,397
57.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
718
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
906
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,563
9.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,477
9.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,756
17.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,888
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,604
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6,821
42.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
906
0.0%
0.0%
Schenectady County, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
31,705
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
921
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,646
17.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,335
20.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,134
22.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7,440
23.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,405
10.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
616
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
208
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
168,100
205,000
