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Schenectady, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $156,800 (it was $69,200 in 2000)
Schenectady:

$156,800
New York:

$368,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,200 - $197,700

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $148,579
Here:

$148,579
State:

$441,759

Townhouses or other attached units: $416,300
Here:

$416,300
State:

$658,853

In 2-unit structures: $145,077
Here:

$145,077
State:

$655,904

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,048,216
Here:

$1,048,216
State:

$804,940

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $261,382
Here:

$261,382
State:

$784,206

Mobile homes: $52,259
Here:

$52,259
State:

$89,475

Total population: 65,936 (Urban population: 61,908, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 30,921 (28,965 occupied: 13,589 owner occupied, 15,376 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

53%
State:

45%

Housing density: 2,850 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $165,963.

Median contract rent in 2021: $828 (lower quartile is $695, upper quartile is $991)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $712


Median gross rent in Schenectady, NY in 2021: $943

Housing units in Schenectady with a mortgage: 8,298 (603 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 403 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 315

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $96,286

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $80,595

Median monthly housing costs: $989

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Schenectady, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year apartment built: 1945

Household type by relationship:

Households: 66,985
  • Male householders: 14,701 (5,930 living alone), Female householders: 14,264 (4,782 living alone)
  • 9,263 spouses (9,263 opposite-sex spouses), 3,219 unmarried partners, (3,170 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,132 children (15,921 natural, 157 adopted, 1,054 stepchildren), 1,452 grandchildren, 294 brothers or sisters, 396 parents, 0 foster children, 682 other relatives, 2,067 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,515

Size of family households: 6,379 2-persons, 4,344 3-persons, 2,362 4-persons, 690 5-persons, 313 6-persons, 137 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,070 1-person, 3,125 2-persons, 265 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 40 5-persons.

5,647 married couples with children.
4,949 single-parent households (1,000 men, 3,949 women).

88.6% of residents of Schenectady speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 9,912 (14.8%)
(65.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Schenectady, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Schenectady, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 4661 bedroom
  • 2,5922 bedrooms
  • 6,7433 bedrooms
  • 2,9694 bedrooms
  • 8195+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York
  • 849no bedroom
  • 4,3491 bedroom
  • 5,3942 bedrooms
  • 4,6003 bedrooms
  • 1174 bedrooms
  • 675+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 350no vehicle
  • 5,5561 vehicle
  • 5,6132 vehicles
  • 1,6413 vehicles
  • 3664 vehicles
  • 635+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,744no vehicle
  • 7,0991 vehicle
  • 1,7652 vehicles
  • 6993 vehicles
  • 694 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Schenectady, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Schenectady, New York
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 543 rooms
  • 1,4794 rooms
  • 2,4425 rooms
  • 3,4356 rooms
  • 2,7727 rooms
  • 1,5148 rooms
  • 1,8939+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York
  • 7301 room
  • 7152 rooms
  • 4,8483 rooms
  • 1,7964 rooms
  • 3,3655 rooms
  • 2,6566 rooms
  • 3527 rooms
  • 5048 rooms
  • 4109+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2021 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Schenectady, NY
Schenectady city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Schenectady, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Schenectady, NY in 2021
  • 2,753Less than $10,000
  • 4,291$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,393$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,247$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,265$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,597$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,798$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,667$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,027$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,517$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,011$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,399$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2021 in Schenectady, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Schenectady, NY in 2021
  • 192Less than $10,000
  • 22$10,000 to $14,999
  • 24$15,000 to $19,999
  • 104$20,000 to $24,999
  • 21$25,000 to $29,999
  • 53$30,000 to $34,999
  • 27$35,000 to $39,999
  • 165$40,000 to $49,999
  • 305$50,000 to $59,999
  • 340$60,000 to $69,999
  • 400$70,000 to $79,999
  • 918$80,000 to $89,999
  • 818$90,000 to $99,999
  • 2,161$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,509$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,449$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,097$175,000 to $199,999
  • 652$200,000 to $249,999
  • 483$250,000 to $299,999
  • 202$300,000 to $399,999
  • 73$400,000 to $499,999
  • 48$500,000 to $749,999
  • 65$750,000 to $999,999
  • 28$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in Schenectady, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Schenectady, NY in 2021
  • 439$150 to $199
  • 623$200 to $249
  • 57$300 to $349
  • 202$350 to $399
  • 93$450 to $499
  • 593$500 to $549
  • 210$550 to $599
  • 559$600 to $649
  • 1,062$650 to $699
  • 880$700 to $749
  • 1,694$750 to $799
  • 3,758$800 to $899
  • 1,144$900 to $999
  • 1,502$1,000 to $1,249
  • 700$1,250 to $1,499
  • 990$1,500 to $1,999
  • 277$2,500 to $2,999
  • 166$3,000 to $3,499
  • 427No cash rent
Work and jobs in Schenectady: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2021

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.2%
Number of people working at home: 3,687 (13.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 269
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,608
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,127
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,924
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,487
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,830
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,087
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,044
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,639
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,032
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 230
  • 90 or more minutes: 450
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Schenectady

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 22,488 (74.5%)
  • Carpooled: 1,964 (6.5%)
  • Bus: 684 (2.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 23 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 19 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 42 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 593 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 43 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 1,614 (5.3%)
  • Worked at home: 3,687 (12.2%)
Class of Workers in 2021
  • Unemployment by race in 2021
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.2%Males
  • 9.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 27.2%Males
  • 11.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 29.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 18.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 13.1%Males
  • 18.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 9.9%Males
  • 12.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 15.8%Males
  • 27.7%Females
Races in Schenectady detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Schenectady, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Schenectady, New York
  • 3,0952010 or later
  • 3,4192000 to 2009
  • 2,0621990 to 1999
  • 9051980 to 1989
  • 4721970 to 1979
  • 1,043Before 1970
Ancestries in Schenectady, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Guyanese: 3,277 (10.1%)
  • Italian: 2,927 (9.0%)
  • American: 2,642 (8.1%)
  • Irish: 1,758 (5.4%)
  • German: 1,052 (3.2%)
  • Polish: 816 (2.5%)
  • European: 568 (1.7%)
  • English: 554 (1.7%)
  • West Indian: 524 (1.6%)
  • French: 445 (1.4%)
  • Afghan: 427 (1.3%)
  • Sudanese: 184 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 178 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 172 (0.5%)
  • African: 165 (0.5%)
  • French Canadian: 162 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 149 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 137 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 109 (0.3%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 107 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 104 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 90 (0.3%)
  • British West Indian: 85 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 79 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 77 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 76 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 67 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 65 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 59 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 47 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 38 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 37 (0.1%)
  • British: 35 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 31 (0.10%)
  • Armenian: 26 (0.08%)
  • Canadian: 26 (0.08%)
  • Finnish: 23 (0.07%)
  • Swedish: 23 (0.07%)
  • Norwegian: 22 (0.07%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 21 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 19 (0.06%)
  • Lithuanian: 17 (0.05%)
  • Arab: 15 (0.05%)
  • Ethiopian: 15 (0.05%)
  • Ghanaian: 14 (0.04%)
  • Portuguese: 13 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 8 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 7 (0.02%)
  • Latvian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Nigerian: 2 (0.01%)

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

Guyana
Schenectady:

52.9% (5,459)
New York:

3.7% (168,177)

Afghanistan
Schenectady:

3.5% (358)
New York:

0.2% (8,776)

Trinidad and Tobago
Schenectady:

2.8% (284)
New York:

2.0% (92,468)

Peru
Schenectady:

2.7% (275)
New York:

1.2% (54,529)

Other South America
Schenectady:

2.6% (265)
New York:

0.2% (9,260)

India
Schenectady:

2.5% (261)
New York:

3.5% (158,855)

Dominican Republic
Schenectady:

2.5% (259)
New York:

11.2% (506,549)

Jamaica
Schenectady:

2.3% (241)
New York:

5.2% (234,051)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Schenectady:

2.3% (234)
New York:

9.1% (409,860)

Mexico
Schenectady:

1.9% (193)
New York:

4.7% (213,439)

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

  • This state: 43,310
  • Other state: 10,531
  • Northeast: 3,746
  • Midwest: 1,300
  • South: 3,276
  • West: 2,209

85.3% of Schenectady residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60.4% lived in New York.


Schenectady:

85.3%
State average:

89.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 563
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 82
  • 5th and 6th grade: 71
  • 7th and 8th grade: 95
  • 9th grade: 335
  • 10th grade: 226
  • 11th grade: 952
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 362
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,602
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,049
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,432
  • Associate degree: 2,385
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,186
  • Master's degree: 627
  • Professional school degree: 613
  • Doctorate degree: 439
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 556
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 153
  • 7th and 8th grade: 404
  • 9th grade: 423
  • 10th grade: 211
  • 11th grade: 958
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 566
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,895
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,495
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,832
  • Associate degree: 3,379
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,252
  • Master's degree: 1,849
  • Professional school degree: 666
  • Doctorate degree: 164
Educational Attainment for Females
Schenectady marital status for males
Schenectady marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,981
  • One, attached: 692
  • Two: 8,487
  • 3 or 4: 2,987
  • 5 to 9: 1,309
  • 10 to 19: 308
  • 20 to 49: 1,077
  • 50 or more: 2,654
  • Mobile homes: 426

Median worth of mobile homes: $109,752

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 2.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2021: 3.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Schenectady
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Schenectady, NY
  • 84.9%Utility gas
  • 7.6%Electricity
  • 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Schenectady, NY
  • 66.5%Utility gas
  • 28.6%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.9%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 252
Here:

4.7%
New York:

16.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 347
Here:

10.5%
New York:

16.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,376
Here:

61.7%
New York:

39.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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