Schenectady, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 61,908 (All urban)

Schenectady, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 30,326 (26,307 occupied: 11,729 owner occupied, 14,578 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	55%
State:	47%

Housing density: 2796 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $58,300

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $433

Median gross rent in Schenectady, NY in 2000: $548

Housing units in Schenectady with a mortgage: 5,326 (459 second mortgage, 453 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,301

Household type by relationship

Households: 58,625

In family households: 44,048 (8,272 male householders, 5,891 female householders)
8,736 spouses, 17,184 children (16,176 natural, 442 adopted, 566 stepchildren), 634 grandchildren, 590 brothers or sisters, 406 parents, 647 other relatives, 1,688 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,577 (5,376 male householders (4,325 living alone)), 6,758 female householders (5,824 living alone)), 2,443 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,283 (1,116 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,012 2-persons, 3,558 3-persons, 2,592 4-persons, 1,249 5-persons, 466 6-persons, 286 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,149 1-person, 1,700 2-persons, 190 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

6,850 married couples with children.
6,656 single-parent households (1,171 men, 5,485 women).

87.1% of residents of Schenectady speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,043 (6.5%)
(55.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.6

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Schenectady, New York:

1 room: 15
2 rooms: 33
3 rooms: 281
4 rooms: 705
5 rooms: 2,010
6 rooms: 3,969
7 rooms: 2,002
8 rooms: 1,360
9 or more rooms: 1,354

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York:

1 room: 397
2 rooms: 873
3 rooms: 3,071
4 rooms: 3,148
5 rooms: 2,675
6 rooms: 3,041
7 rooms: 918
8 rooms: 296
9 or more rooms: 159

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 396
1990 to 1994: 438
1980 to 1989: 745
1970 to 1979: 1,448
1960 to 1969: 2,403
1950 to 1959: 3,593
1940 to 1949: 4,157
1939 or earlier: 17,132

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Schenectady:

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 429
2 bedrooms: 2,290
3 bedrooms: 5,984
4 bedrooms: 2,218
5 or more bedrooms: 787

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady:

no bedroom: 578
1 bedroom: 4,435
2 bedrooms: 4,604
3 bedrooms: 4,242
4 bedrooms: 610
5 or more bedrooms: 109

Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,003
1 vehicle: 5,006
2 vehicles: 4,381
3 vehicles: 1,070
4 vehicles: 200
5 or more vehicles: 69

Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 4,658
1 vehicle: 7,014
2 vehicles: 2,488
3 vehicles: 321
4 vehicles: 74
5 or more vehicles: 23

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Schenectady, NY:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 73
$30,000 to $34,999: 160
$35,000 to $39,999: 176
$40,000 to $49,999: 649
$50,000 to $59,999: 1277
$60,000 to $69,999: 1689
$70,000 to $79,999: 1769
$80,000 to $89,999: 1334
$90,000 to $99,999: 649
$100,000 to $124,999: 386
$125,000 to $149,999: 192
$150,000 to $174,999: 57
$175,000 to $199,999: 50
$200,000 to $249,999: 61
$250,000 to $299,999: 22
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Schenectady:

Less than $100: 439
$100 to $149: 301
$150 to $199: 482
$200 to $249: 432
$250 to $299: 548
$300 to $349: 1152
$350 to $399: 1712
$400 to $449: 2217
$450 to $499: 2310
$500 to $549: 1675
$550 to $599: 1281
$600 to $649: 663
$650 to $699: 334
$700 to $749: 146
$750 to $799: 85
$800 to $899: 114
$900 to $999: 81
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 29
$2,000 or more: 9
No cash rent: 528

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,121
1990 to 1994: 502
1985 to 1989: 602
1980 to 1984: 303
1975 to 1979: 181
1970 to 1974: 291
1970 to 1974: 229
1965 to 1969: 814

Schenectady, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.2%
Number of people working at home: 697 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1052
5 to 9 minutes: 3732
10 to 14 minutes: 4921
15 to 19 minutes: 3856
20 to 24 minutes: 3840
25 to 29 minutes: 1796
30 to 34 minutes: 3278
35 to 39 minutes: 514
40 to 44 minutes: 586
45 to 59 minutes: 1077
60 to 89 minutes: 557
90 or more minutes: 520

Schenectady mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,728 (71%)
Carpooled: 3,107 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,471 (6%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 26 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 202 (1%)
Motorcycle: 31 (0%)
Bicycle: 99 (0%)
Walked: 1,801 (7%)
Other means: 239 (1%)
Worked at home: 697 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3828
$10,000 to $14,999: 2798
$15,000 to $19,999: 2264
$20,000 to $24,999: 2299
$25,000 to $29,999: 2186
$30,000 to $34,999: 1820
$35,000 to $39,999: 1682
$40,000 to $44,999: 1477
$45,000 to $49,999: 1091
$50,000 to $59,999: 2164
$60,000 to $74,999: 2074
$75,000 to $99,999: 1506
$100,000 to $124,999: 557
$125,000 to $149,999: 201
$150,000 to $199,999: 128
$200,000 or more: 222

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11879
Italian: 10606
Irish: 6474
German: 4431
Polish: 4161
English: 2820
French (except Basque): 2173
United States or American: 1686
Dutch: 832
French Canadian: 812
Scottish: 677
Subsaharan African:: 671
African: 450
Russian: 444
Scotch-Irish: 416
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 402
Guyanese: 348
Afghan: 298
European: 298
Arab:: 244
Hungarian: 201
Lithuanian: 199
Ukrainian: 197
Greek: 185
Swedish: 174
Jamaican: 157
West Indian: 143
Welsh: 120
Norwegian: 120
Czech: 110
Sudanese: 101
Armenian: 99
Slovak: 94
Nigerian: 90
British: 83
Eastern European: 81
Danish: 78
Egyptian: 78
Austrian: 65
Czechoslovakian: 62
Lebanese: 58
Haitian: 58
Swiss: 51
Other Arab: 45
Albanian: 36
Canadian: 32
Romanian: 31
Pennsylvania German: 31
Portuguese: 28
Syrian: 27
Celtic: 26
Finnish: 23
Latvian: 23
Palestinian: 20
Bulgarian: 18
Cape Verdean: 18
U.S. Virgin Islander: 18
Australian: 13
Northern European: 13
Israeli: 12
Barbadian: 9
Arab/Arabic: 9
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9
Iranian: 8
Icelander: 8
Other West Indian: 8
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 7
Iraqi: 7
Turkish: 7
Kenyan: 6
Ghanian: 6
Maltese: 6
Estonian: 6
Brazilian: 5

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

Italy (17%)
Guyana (13%)
Poland (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Canada (4%)
Afghanistan (4%)
India (4%)

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

This state: 48478
Northeast: 3605
Midwest: 1403
South: 2538
West: 664

51% of Schenectady residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 290
Nursery to 4th grade: 114
5th and 6th grade: 245
7th and 8th grade: 543
9th grade: 534
10th grade: 884
11th grade: 682
12th grade, no diploma: 830
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,712
Less than 1 year of college: 1,203
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,164
Associate degree: 1,487
Bachelor's degree: 1,978
Master's degree: 1,061
Professional school degree: 339
Doctorate degree: 239

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 254
Nursery to 4th grade: 179
5th and 6th grade: 251
7th and 8th grade: 609
9th grade: 637
10th grade: 769
11th grade: 935
12th grade, no diploma: 1,062
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,229
Less than 1 year of college: 1,239
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,472
Associate degree: 1,886
Bachelor's degree: 2,482
Master's degree: 1,177
Professional school degree: 154
Doctorate degree: 122

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 26.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 27.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 23.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 22.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,401
Black householders: $22,221
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $14,728
Asian householders: $39,120
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $75,487
Some other race householders: $21,765
Two or more races householders: $19,688
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $17,452

Schenectady household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Schenectady household income for Black or African American householders

Schenectady household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Schenectady household income for Asian householders

Schenectady household income for some other race householders

Schenectady household income for two or more races householders

Schenectady household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Schenectady marital status for males

Schenectady marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,600
Black or African American householders: $65,700
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $95,000
Asian householders: $88,600
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $350,000
Some other race householders: $65,600
Two or more races householders: $61,900
Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,600

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,546
One, attached: 918
Two: 10,221
3 or 4: 3,806
5 to 9: 1,872
10 to 19: 1,011
20 to 49: 725
50 or more: 1,197
Mobile homes: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Schenectady:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (88%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Electricity (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (71%)
Electricity (20%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 844

Here:	11.7%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 227

Here:	8.3%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,384

Here:	58.3%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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