Schenectady County, New York (NY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,729
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 39,038
Renter-occupied apartments: 22,156 (it was 20,646 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 35% |
State: | 47% |
Land area: 206 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 754 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.3%), Retail trade (11.7%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 111,21871.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 16,06010.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 11,5407.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 7,7735.0%Asian alone
- 6,2044.0%Two or more races
- 2,1551.4%Some other race alone
- 2330.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 1160.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 39.2 years |
New York median age: | 39.2 years |
Males: 76,245 | ![]() |
Females: 79,054 | ![]() |

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Schenectady County: | 2.0 people |
New York: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $65,773 ($41,739 in 1999)
This county: | $65,773 |
New York: | $72,108 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $839 (lower quartile is $679, upper quartile is $1,039)
This county: | $839 |
State: | $1190 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $183,700 (it was $92,300 in 2000)
Schenectady: | $183,700 |
New York: | $338,700 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,562Detached houses: $207,736
Here: $207,736 State: $393,458 Townhouses or other attached units: $188,017
Here: $188,017 State: $728,436 In 2-unit structures: $139,480
Here: $139,480 State: $650,471 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $278,997
Here: $278,997 State: $808,879 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $208,783
Here: $208,783 State: $916,967 Mobile homes: $44,057
Here: $44,057 State: $82,547
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $644
Institutionalized population: 1,369
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 1
- Thefts: 5
- Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 3
- Thefts: 10
- Auto thefts: 1
Health of residents in Schenectady County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.75.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
45.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
60.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 145 buildings, average cost: $126,800
- 1998: 142 buildings, average cost: $128,900
- 1999: 210 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2000: 200 buildings, average cost: $137,000
- 2001: 197 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2002: 210 buildings, average cost: $152,700
- 2003: 260 buildings, average cost: $147,800
- 2004: 301 buildings, average cost: $167,400
- 2005: 268 buildings, average cost: $173,700
- 2006: 151 buildings, average cost: $169,500
- 2007: 128 buildings, average cost: $180,900
- 2008: 64 buildings, average cost: $197,300
- 2009: 108 buildings, average cost: $174,300
- 2010: 130 buildings, average cost: $181,500
- 2011: 118 buildings, average cost: $185,500
- 2012: 104 buildings, average cost: $186,700
- 2013: 79 buildings, average cost: $176,800
- 2014: 70 buildings, average cost: $200,700
- 2015: 72 buildings, average cost: $179,900
- 2016: 76 buildings, average cost: $159,200
- 2017: 93 buildings, average cost: $174,500
- 2018: 69 buildings, average cost: $195,100
- 2019: 79 buildings, average cost: $183,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $5,193 (2.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,178 (2.4%)
Schenectady County: | 12.4% |
New York: | 13.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 39.2 years old
(Males: 38.4 years old, Females: 40.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.1 years old, Black residents: 30.5 years old, American Indian residents: 27.4 years old, Asian residents: 37.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.5 years old, Other race residents: 34.7 years old)
Area name: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Schenectady County is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $715 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $856 a month.
Cities in this county include: Schenectady, Glenville, Rotterdam, Scotia, East Glenville, Niskayuna, Princetown, Pattersonville-Rotterdam Junction, Mariaville Lake, Delanson.
City or Town | Homes measured | Living Area | Basement | ||
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Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | ||
Duanesburg town | 22 | 1.5 | 0.5 - 3.2 | 12 | 8 - 18 |
Glenville town | 191 | 5 | 4 - 7 | 29 | 26 - 31 |
Niskayuna town | 147 | 2 | 2 - 3 | 16 | 14 - 19 |
Princetown town | 7 | 7 | 4 - 12 | 25 | 18 - 34 |
Rotterdam town | 120 | 4 | 3 - 6 | 22 | 19 - 25 |
Schenectady city | 137 | 0.8 | 0.4 - 1.3 | 9 | 7 - 12 |
Schenectady county | 624 | 3 | 17 |
Neighboring counties: Box Elder County, Utah , Merrimack County, New Hampshire
, Lincoln County, Maine
, Cortland County
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Here: | 5.7% |
New York: | 8.1% |
Current college students: 8,381
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 19,150 (69.1% naturalized citizens)
Schenectady County: | 12.3% |
Whole state: | 22.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3,3332010 or later
- 4,9942000 to 2009
- 4,5711990 to 1999
- 1,4871980 to 1989
- 1,0811970 to 1979
- 2,793Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 40,532
- One, attached: 1,569
- Two: 11,934
- 3 or 4: 5,165
- 5 to 9: 3,898
- 10 to 19: 2,148
- 20 to 49: 1,903
- 50 or more: 2,612
- Mobile homes: 170
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 180
Housing units in Schenectady County with a mortgage: 25,992 (317 second mortgage, 4,096 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,430
Here: | 65.8% with mortgage |
State: | 59.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Schenectady County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 44,178 | 17 |
Mainline Protestant | 12,031 | 46 |
Other | 9,128 | 16 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,176 | 36 |
Black Protestant | 1,118 | 6 |
Orthodox | 215 | 1 |
None | 81,881 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Schenectady County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Schenectady County: | 4.05 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.58 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Schenectady County: | 8.4% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Schenectady County: | 25.0% |
State: | 23.8% |
Here: | 14.9% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Schenectady County:
Average size of farms: 109 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20,041
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $265.71
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.16%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23,338
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.66%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $121,203
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 27.19%
Vegetables: 504 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 38 acres
Earthquake activity:
Schenectady County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from Schenectady County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 118.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 116.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 128.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.9 miles away from Schenectady County center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 175.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
- New York Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 14, 2017 - March 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4322, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3341: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3341, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4031: September 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4031, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 31, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1827: March 04, 2009, FEMA Id: 1827, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- New York Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 31, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3299: December 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 3299, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1650: July 01, 2006, FEMA Id: 1650, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Schenectady County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55,685 (81.6%)
- Carpooled: 4,487 (6.6%)
- Bus: 1,509 (2.2%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 15 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 60 (0.1%)
- Ferryboat: 47 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,194 (1.8%)
- Bicycle: 94 (0.1%)
- Walked: 2,069 (3.0%)
- Worked at home: 3,057 (4.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Guyana (32%)
- India (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Italy (3%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (3%)
- Pakistan (3%)
- Colombia (2%)
- Italian (14%)
- American (10%)
- Irish (8%)
- German (5%)
- Polish (5%)
- Guyanese (4%)
- English (3%)
People in group quarters in Schenectady County, New York in 2000:
- 1,749 people in nursing homes
- 1,504 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 321 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 319 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 192 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 156 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 150 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 112 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 86 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 31 people in religious group quarters
- 23 people in other group homes
- 10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 5 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
People in group quarters in Schenectady County, New York in 2010:
- 1,780 people in college/university student housing
- 988 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 636 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 412 people in group homes intended for adults
- 292 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 167 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 69 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 68 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 20 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
5.77% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,023 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.77% |
New York average: | 4.90% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.51% relocated from other counties in New York ($36,730 average AGI)
1.26% relocated from other states ($13,293 average AGI)
Schenectady County: 1.26% New York average: 1.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Albany County, NY | ![]() |
from Saratoga County, NY | ![]() |
from Rensselaer County, NY | ![]() |
from Montgomery County, NY | ![]() |
from Queens County, NY | ![]() |
from Kings County, NY | ![]() |
from Bronx County, NY | ![]() |
6.47% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($64,928 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.47% |
New York average: | 5.85% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($785 average AGI)
Schenectady County: 0.04% New York average: 0.10%
4.31% relocated to other counties in New York ($35,145 average AGI)
2.12% relocated to other states ($28,998 average AGI)
Schenectady County: 2.12% New York average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Albany County, NY | ![]() |
to Saratoga County, NY | ![]() |
to Rensselaer County, NY | ![]() |
to Montgomery County, NY | ![]() |
to Schoharie County, NY | ![]() |
to Fulton County, NY | ![]() |
to Queens County, NY | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 27,123 (22,352 aged, 4,771 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,149 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Schenectady County, New York in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,660)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,945)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,475)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,393)
- Unspecified dementia (1,362)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (882)
- Congestive heart failure (796)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (674)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (635)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (516)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,783
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 372
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 59,781
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,203
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,040
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 74
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 85
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 46.5. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 20.3
- Other - 26.2
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 90.1. This is more than state average.
- Suffocation - 42.6
- Firearm - 26.2
- Other - 21.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 155,299- Male householders: 29,474 (9,004 living alone), Female householders: 33,060 (10,476 living alone)
25,543 spouses (25,416 opposite-sex spouses), 5,565 unmarried partners, (5,280 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 44,991 children (42,106 natural, 441 adopted, 2,444 stepchildren), 1,601 grandchildren, 1,811 brothers or sisters, 2,590 parents, 0 foster children, 1,429 other relatives, 4,660 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 4,575
Size of family households: 17,606 2-persons, 10,318 3-persons, 7,424 4-persons, 2,441 5-persons, 1,096 6-persons, 446 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 19,480 1-person, 3,471 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 31 5-persons.
16,780 married couples with children.
14,311 single-parent households (3,255 men, 11,056 women).
89.9% of residents of Schenectady speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,352,640,000 ($15,892 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,147,893,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $427,374,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $199,378,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,903,000
Federal grants: $225,471,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,430,946,000 ($1,097,857,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $66,569,000 ($38,015,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,874,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $80,142,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,542,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,357Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,245
Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,311
Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
State: | +35 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +268
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 25.33 millions of gallons per day (100% from ground, 0% from surface)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Schenectady County, New York
- 1,6022014 or later
- 1,4082010 to 2013
- 4,6652000 to 2009
- 4,5941990 to 1999
- 4,1421980 to 1989
- 5,4021970 to 1979
- 7,4071960 to 1969
- 11,1831950 to 1959
- 6,9621940 to 1949
- 22,7461939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Schenectady County, New York
- 1061 room
- 2382 rooms
- 7243 rooms
- 2,2694 rooms
- 5,1825 rooms
- 9,1226 rooms
- 8,9827 rooms
- 6,2178 rooms
- 6,5829+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady County, New York
- 4311 room
- 1,0272 rooms
- 5,5353 rooms
- 6,0664 rooms
- 4,2485 rooms
- 3,7736 rooms
- 1,5407 rooms
- 1218 rooms
- 3719+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Schenectady County, New York
- 161no bedroom
- 5451 bedroom
- 5,6962 bedrooms
- 18,8813 bedrooms
- 12,3574 bedrooms
- 1,7825+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady County, New York
- 562no bedroom
- 6,4641 bedroom
- 10,1082 bedrooms
- 4,2713 bedrooms
- 1,5104 bedrooms
- 1975+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 895no vehicle
- 11,9381 vehicle
- 18,4702 vehicles
- 5,9313 vehicles
- 1,6264 vehicles
- 5625+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady County in renter-occupied apartments
- 6,344no vehicle
- 12,1941 vehicle
- 3,8462 vehicles
- 6603 vehicles
- 124 vehicles
- 565+ vehicles
88.7% of Schenectady County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in New York.
Schenectady County: | 88.7% |
State average: | 89.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 112,696
- Other state: 21,339
- Northeast: 10,245
- Midwest: 2,984
- South: 4,478
- West: 3,632
- 76.9%Utility gas
- 10.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.5%Electricity
- 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Wood
- 0.3%Solar energy
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 64.4%Utility gas
- 28.2%Electricity
- 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.4%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.5% |
New York: | 14.3% |
Here: | 7.0% |
New York: | 14.8% |
Here: | 39.7% |
New York: | 37.4% |
Schenectady County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,283,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,316,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,735,000
- Charges - Other: $39,160,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,163,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,414,000
Air Transportation: $835,000
Parks and Recreation: $336,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,000,000
General - Other: $2,438,000
Parks and Recreation: $701,000
Police Protection: $427,000
Libraries: $117,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $55,719,000
General - Other: $45,716,000
Public Welfare - Other: $42,439,000
Other Higher Education: $33,700,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $27,654,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,202,000
Regular Highways: $8,592,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,730,000
Libraries: $5,532,000
Corrections - Other: $4,476,000
Central Staff Services: $4,047,000
Police Protection: $3,036,000
General Public Buildings: $2,730,000
Financial Administration: $2,294,000
Parks and Recreation: $853,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $589,000
Air Transportation: $560,000
Solid Waste Management: $413,000
Transit Utilities: $316,000
Natural Resources - Other: $280,000
Housing and Community Development: $156,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $83,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,264,000
Education: $3,828,000
Highways: $1,280,000
Health and Hospitals: $48,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,087,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $58,253,000
Other - Financial Administration: $44,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $35,447,000
Corrections: $1,031,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,851,000
Highways: $2,364,000
Education: $448,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $81,627,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,525,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,592,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,015,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,617,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $398,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,712,000
Donations From Private Sources: $395,000
Rents: $256,000
Fines and Forfeits: $197,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Sale of Property: $80,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $57,000
Libraries: $56,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Financial Administration: $15,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
Police Protection: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $86,768,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,617,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $48,642,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,539,000
Other: $8,706,000
Highways: $2,386,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $126,167,000
Property: $73,165,000
Other Selective Sales: $723,000
Other: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $72,319,000
Schenectady County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,283,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,316,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,735,000
- Charges - Other: $39,160,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,163,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,414,000
Air Transportation: $835,000
Parks and Recreation: $336,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,000,000
General - Other: $2,438,000
Parks and Recreation: $701,000
Police Protection: $427,000
Libraries: $117,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $55,719,000
General - Other: $45,716,000
Public Welfare - Other: $42,439,000
Other Higher Education: $33,700,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $27,654,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,202,000
Regular Highways: $8,592,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,730,000
Libraries: $5,532,000
Corrections - Other: $4,476,000
Central Staff Services: $4,047,000
Police Protection: $3,036,000
General Public Buildings: $2,730,000
Financial Administration: $2,294,000
Parks and Recreation: $853,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $589,000
Air Transportation: $560,000
Solid Waste Management: $413,000
Transit Utilities: $316,000
Natural Resources - Other: $280,000
Housing and Community Development: $156,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $83,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,264,000
Education: $3,828,000
Highways: $1,280,000
Health and Hospitals: $48,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,087,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $58,253,000
Other - Financial Administration: $44,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $35,447,000
Corrections: $1,031,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,851,000
Highways: $2,364,000
Education: $448,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $81,627,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,525,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,592,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,015,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,617,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $398,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,712,000
Donations From Private Sources: $395,000
Rents: $256,000
Fines and Forfeits: $197,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Sale of Property: $80,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $57,000
Libraries: $56,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Financial Administration: $15,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
Police Protection: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $86,768,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,617,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $48,642,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,539,000
Other: $8,706,000
Highways: $2,386,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $126,167,000
Property: $73,165,000
Other Selective Sales: $723,000
Other: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $72,319,000
Schenectady County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,283,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,316,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,735,000
- Charges - Other: $39,160,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,163,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,414,000
Air Transportation: $835,000
Parks and Recreation: $336,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,000,000
General - Other: $2,438,000
Parks and Recreation: $701,000
Police Protection: $427,000
Libraries: $117,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $55,719,000
General - Other: $45,716,000
Public Welfare - Other: $42,439,000
Other Higher Education: $33,700,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $27,654,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,202,000
Regular Highways: $8,592,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,730,000
Libraries: $5,532,000
Corrections - Other: $4,476,000
Central Staff Services: $4,047,000
Police Protection: $3,036,000
General Public Buildings: $2,730,000
Financial Administration: $2,294,000
Parks and Recreation: $853,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $589,000
Air Transportation: $560,000
Solid Waste Management: $413,000
Transit Utilities: $316,000
Natural Resources - Other: $280,000
Housing and Community Development: $156,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $83,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,264,000
Education: $3,828,000
Highways: $1,280,000
Health and Hospitals: $48,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,087,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $58,253,000
Other - Financial Administration: $44,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $35,447,000
Corrections: $1,031,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,851,000
Highways: $2,364,000
Education: $448,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $81,627,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,525,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,592,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,015,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,617,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $398,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,712,000
Donations From Private Sources: $395,000
Rents: $256,000
Fines and Forfeits: $197,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Sale of Property: $80,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $57,000
Libraries: $56,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Financial Administration: $15,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
Police Protection: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $86,768,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,617,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $48,642,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,539,000
Other: $8,706,000
Highways: $2,386,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $126,167,000
Property: $73,165,000
Other Selective Sales: $723,000
Other: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $72,319,000
Schenectady County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,283,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $6,316,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,735,000
- Charges - Other: $39,160,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,163,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,414,000
Air Transportation: $835,000
Parks and Recreation: $336,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,000,000
General - Other: $2,438,000
Parks and Recreation: $701,000
Police Protection: $427,000
Libraries: $117,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $55,719,000
General - Other: $45,716,000
Public Welfare - Other: $42,439,000
Other Higher Education: $33,700,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $27,654,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,202,000
Regular Highways: $8,592,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,730,000
Libraries: $5,532,000
Corrections - Other: $4,476,000
Central Staff Services: $4,047,000
Police Protection: $3,036,000
General Public Buildings: $2,730,000
Financial Administration: $2,294,000
Parks and Recreation: $853,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $589,000
Air Transportation: $560,000
Solid Waste Management: $413,000
Transit Utilities: $316,000
Natural Resources - Other: $280,000
Housing and Community Development: $156,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $83,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,264,000
Education: $3,828,000
Highways: $1,280,000
Health and Hospitals: $48,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,087,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $58,253,000
Other - Financial Administration: $44,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $35,447,000
Corrections: $1,031,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,851,000
Highways: $2,364,000
Education: $448,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $81,627,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,525,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,592,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,015,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,617,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $398,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,712,000
Donations From Private Sources: $395,000
Rents: $256,000
Fines and Forfeits: $197,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Sale of Property: $80,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $57,000
Libraries: $56,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Public Welfare - Other: $40,000
Health - Other: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Financial Administration: $15,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
Police Protection: $5,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $86,768,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,617,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $48,642,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,539,000
Other: $8,706,000
Highways: $2,386,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $126,167,000
Property: $73,165,000
Other Selective Sales: $723,000
Other: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $72,319,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 4,321
- Number of aged recipients: 364
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,957
- Number of recipients under 18: 691
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,926
- Number of recipients older than 64: 704
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,675
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,132
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 47 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 744 | $143,253 | 723 | $147,911 | 2,406 | $148,443 | 263 | $52,795 | 11 | $2,618,909 | 113 | $87,460 | 5 | $70,200 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 40 | $154,700 | 75 | $156,000 | 287 | $152,899 | 34 | $51,294 | 1 | $250,000 | 18 | $73,778 | 3 | $45,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 96 | $134,208 | 166 | $123,337 | 968 | $142,404 | 215 | $32,833 | 2 | $1,754,000 | 104 | $105,385 | 8 | $39,375 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 109 | $157,486 | 68 | $178,500 | 591 | $144,306 | 41 | $60,976 | 2 | $2,911,500 | 24 | $89,000 | 1 | $123,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 17 | $156,647 | 22 | $143,818 | 162 | $141,333 | 9 | $87,111 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $78,444 | 2 | $26,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 39 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 135 | $173,289 | 81 | $196,173 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 38 | $181,000 | 29 | $175,379 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 19 | $158,947 | 24 | $210,583 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 17 | $145,706 | 9 | $167,778 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $217,250 | 1 | $362,000 | 1 | $77,000 |
Most common first names in Schenectady County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 1,854 | 75.2 years |
Mary | 1,847 | 81.0 years |
William | 1,287 | 75.6 years |
Joseph | 1,187 | 75.6 years |
Helen | 911 | 81.2 years |
Edward | 801 | 74.2 years |
Robert | 798 | 70.9 years |
James | 797 | 72.7 years |
Anna | 785 | 83.5 years |
George | 764 | 76.4 years |
Most common last names in Schenectady County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 452 | 77.5 years |
Miller | 242 | 77.1 years |
Brown | 222 | 76.4 years |
Johnson | 187 | 76.9 years |
Williams | 182 | 74.8 years |
Jones | 149 | 77.3 years |
Martin | 122 | 77.2 years |
White | 109 | 76.8 years |
Anderson | 100 | 78.3 years |
Kelly | 93 | 77.3 years |
Businesses in Schenectady County, NY | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 4 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Macy's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 15 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Avenue | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
Burger King | 2 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
CVS | 7 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
DHL | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Deb | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 3 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 12 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
FedEx | 9 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Subway | 10 | |
GNC | 2 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
GameStop | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
H&R Block | 3 | UPS | 12 | |
Hilton | 1 | Vans | 3 | |
Honda | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kroger | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | YMCA | 2 | |
LensCrafters | 1 |
Schenectady County on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"