Menands, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,795 (All urban)

Menands, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,070 (1,903 occupied: 747 owner occupied, 1,156 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	61%
State:	47%

Housing density: 649 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $880 (lower quartile is $751, upper quartile is $1,031)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $986

Median gross rent in Menands, NY in 2007: $960

Housing units in Menands with a mortgage: 441 (12 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 263

Menands,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $222,572 (it was $127,200 in 2000)

Menands:	$222,572
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,633 - $544,612

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $426,877
Here: $426,877
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,311
Here: $180,311
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $191,656
Here: $191,656
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,529
Here: $119,529
State: $552,553

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,812

In family households: 2,770 (703 male householders, 273 female householders)
795 spouses, 838 children (764 natural, 46 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 35 other relatives, 49 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,042 (366 male householders (320 living alone)), 567 female householders (508 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 99 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 525 2-persons, 193 3-persons, 168 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 828 1-person, 90 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

517 married couples with children.
161 single-parent households (38 men, 123 women).

87.7% of residents of Menands speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
8.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well, 28% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 420 (10.7%)
(55.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.6
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Menands, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 73 6 rooms: 170 7 rooms: 100 8 rooms: 128 9 or more rooms: 263

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Menands, New York:
	1 room: 46 2 rooms: 124 3 rooms: 276 4 rooms: 352 5 rooms: 231 6 rooms: 114 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 77
1980 to 1989: 236
1970 to 1979: 503
1960 to 1969: 417
1950 to 1959: 196
1940 to 1949: 172
1939 or earlier: 446

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Menands:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 78 3 bedrooms: 292 4 bedrooms: 245 5 or more bedrooms: 119

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Menands:
	no bedroom: 65 1 bedroom: 389 2 bedrooms: 604 3 bedrooms: 98 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Menands in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 237 2 vehicles: 390 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Menands in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 132 1 vehicle: 762 2 vehicles: 238 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Menands, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 83
$150,000 to $174,999: 158
$175,000 to $199,999: 57
$200,000 to $249,999: 78
$250,000 to $299,999: 33
$300,000 to $399,999: 38
$400,000 to $499,999: 54
$500,000 to $749,999: 138
$750,000 to $999,999: 20
$1,000,000 or more: 48

Menands rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Menands:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 14
$500 to $549: 17
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 18
$650 to $699: 56
$700 to $749: 91
$750 to $799: 118
$800 to $899: 245
$900 to $999: 174
$1,000 to $1,249: 261
$1,250 to $1,499: 53
$1,500 to $1,999: 17
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 12

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 98 1990 to 1994: 147 1985 to 1989: 23 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 30 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 40 1965 to 1969: 56

Menands, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.3%
Number of people working at home: 36 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 79
5 to 9 minutes: 236
10 to 14 minutes: 558
15 to 19 minutes: 420
20 to 24 minutes: 262
25 to 29 minutes: 65
30 to 34 minutes: 117
35 to 39 minutes: 21
40 to 44 minutes: 58
45 to 59 minutes: 53
60 to 89 minutes: 39
90 or more minutes: 7

Menands mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,538 (79%)
Carpooled: 176 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 173 (9%)
Walked: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 36 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 79
$10,000 to $14,999: 121
$15,000 to $19,999: 71
$20,000 to $24,999: 123
$25,000 to $29,999: 109
$30,000 to $34,999: 134
$35,000 to $39,999: 139
$40,000 to $44,999: 112
$45,000 to $49,999: 98
$50,000 to $59,999: 243
$60,000 to $74,999: 200
$75,000 to $99,999: 149
$100,000 to $124,999: 77
$125,000 to $149,999: 50
$150,000 to $199,999: 62
$200,000 or more: 142

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 871

Other groups: 566

Italian: 495

German: 316

English: 203

United States or American: 159

French (except Basque): 139

Polish: 105

Subsaharan African:: 77

Russian: 68

Scottish: 51

Afghan: 50

French Canadian: 48

Dutch: 45

Ukrainian: 31

African: 29

Scotch-Irish: 27

Other Subsaharan African: 27

Armenian: 27

Nigerian: 21

Greek: 20

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Swedish: 12

Romanian: 11

Welsh: 10

Jamaican: 10

Hungarian: 9

Lithuanian: 9

Czech: 9

Canadian: 8

Eastern European: 7

Croatian: 7

West Indian: 6

Belgian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (25%)
Russia (12%)
Afghanistan (10%)
Bangladesh (7%)
Philippines (7%)
Middle Africa (6%)
Canada (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2983
Northeast: 199
Midwest: 66
South: 178
West: 38

57% of Menands residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 306
Less than 1 year of college: 114
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 157
Associate degree: 88
Bachelor's degree: 336
Master's degree: 117
Professional school degree: 134
Doctorate degree: 53

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 22
10th grade: 51
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 412
Less than 1 year of college: 88
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 187
Associate degree: 126
Bachelor's degree: 364
Master's degree: 232
Professional school degree: 74
Doctorate degree: 35

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 21.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 20.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $61,854
Black householders: $49,795
Asian householders: $82,697
Some other race householders: $95,009
Two or more races householders: $84,382
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $58,040

Menands household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Menands household income for Black householders

Menands household income for Asian householders

Menands household income for Some other race householders

Menands household income for Two or more races householders

Menands household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Menands marital status for males

Menands marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $224,671
Black or African American householders: $157,480
Some other race householders: $196,850
Hispanic or Latino householders: $196,850

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 792
One, attached: 41
Two: 106
3 or 4: 124
5 to 9: 263
10 to 19: 635
20 to 49: 45
50 or more: 64

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Menands:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Electricity (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 64

Here:	19.7%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	10.1%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 71

Here:	43.0%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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