Schenectady County, New York (NY)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Box Elder County, Utah , Merrimack County, New Hampshire , Lincoln County, Maine , Cortland County .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Schenectady County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Schenectady County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

5.77% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,023 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Albany County, NY	1.71% ($47,980 average AGI)
from Saratoga County, NY	0.88% ($57,135)
from Rensselaer County, NY	0.40% ($44,929)
from Montgomery County, NY	0.21% ($46,180)
from Queens County, NY	0.18% ($25,825)
from Kings County, NY	0.11% ($19,493)
from Bronx County, NY	0.11% ($23,500)

6.47% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($64,928 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Albany County, NY	1.57% ($49,068 average AGI)
to Saratoga County, NY	1.08% ($69,092)
to Rensselaer County, NY	0.37% ($37,975)
to Montgomery County, NY	0.22% ($40,561)
to Schoharie County, NY	0.16% ($45,343)
to Fulton County, NY	0.13% ($49,826)
to Queens County, NY	0.09% ($33,036)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Schenectady County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 25.33 millions of gallons per day (100% from ground, 0% from surface)

• 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 houses/apartments in Schenectady County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Schenectady County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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+)"