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Schenectady, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $165,700 (it was $69,200 in 2000)
Schenectady:

$165,700
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $123,500 - $224,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $172,199
Here:

$172,199
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $470,680
Here:

$470,680
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $165,137
Here:

$165,137
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,168,330
Here:

$1,168,330
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $286,940
Here:

$286,940
State:

$912,009

Mobile homes: $59,788
Here:

$59,788
State:

$88,925

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

Houses: 30,302 (27,636 occupied: 14,221 owner occupied, 13,415 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

46%

Housing density: 2,793 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $360,507.

Median contract rent in 2022: $856 (lower quartile is $689, upper quartile is $1,025)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,794


Median gross rent in Schenectady, NY in 2022: $1,068

Housing units in Schenectady with a mortgage: 7,745 (721 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 489 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 239

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $79,895

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $69,000

Median monthly housing costs: $1,062

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Schenectady, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1947

Household type by relationship:

Households: 68,810
  • Male householders: 13,334 (4,565 living alone), Female householders: 14,302 (5,416 living alone)
  • 10,089 spouses (10,032 opposite-sex spouses), 2,808 unmarried partners, (2,711 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,781 children (20,083 natural, 262 adopted, 436 stepchildren), 705 grandchildren, 628 brothers or sisters, 796 parents, 0 foster children, 157 other relatives, 1,288 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,922

Size of family households: 5,134 2-persons, 6,316 3-persons, 920 4-persons, 1,408 5-persons, 422 6-persons, 257 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,981 1-person, 3,198 2-persons.

8,930 married couples with children.
4,466 single-parent households (1,337 men, 3,129 women).

88.1% of residents of Schenectady speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 12,892 (18.7%)
(67.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.3

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
  • 4931 bedroom
  • 3,9922 bedrooms
  • 7,2873 bedrooms
  • 2,1504 bedrooms
  • 2995+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York
  • 1,095no bedroom
  • 3,5161 bedroom
  • 4,9002 bedrooms
  • 3,1503 bedrooms
  • 6074 bedrooms
  • 1475+ 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
  • 889no vehicle
  • 4,6471 vehicle
  • 6,8932 vehicles
  • 1,1863 vehicles
  • 6064 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Schenectady in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,397no vehicle
  • 7,3231 vehicle
  • 1,6072 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 884 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
  • 592 rooms
  • 3653 rooms
  • 1,2844 rooms
  • 3,2535 rooms
  • 4,2116 rooms
  • 1,9217 rooms
  • 1,4948 rooms
  • 1,6349+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schenectady, New York
  • 8171 room
  • 1,1302 rooms
  • 2,0683 rooms
  • 3,4734 rooms
  • 2,6055 rooms
  • 1,5466 rooms
  • 1,0457 rooms
  • 2898 rooms
  • 4429+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 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, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Schenectady, NY in 2022
  • 2,934Less than $10,000
  • 2,597$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,620$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,553$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,064$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,549$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,188$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,052$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,943$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,030$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,048$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,058$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Schenectady, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Schenectady, NY in 2022
  • 269Less than $10,000
  • 17$10,000 to $14,999
  • 36$15,000 to $19,999
  • 19$20,000 to $24,999
  • 46$25,000 to $29,999
  • 58$30,000 to $34,999
  • 70$40,000 to $49,999
  • 211$50,000 to $59,999
  • 379$60,000 to $69,999
  • 203$70,000 to $79,999
  • 824$80,000 to $89,999
  • 786$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,573$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,914$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,848$150,000 to $174,999
  • 938$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,998$200,000 to $249,999
  • 554$250,000 to $299,999
  • 382$300,000 to $399,999
  • 110$400,000 to $499,999
  • 99$500,000 to $749,999
  • 84$750,000 to $999,999
  • 42$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 9$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Schenectady, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Schenectady, NY in 2022
  • 145Less than $100
  • 278$150 to $199
  • 283$200 to $249
  • 71$250 to $299
  • 93$300 to $349
  • 51$350 to $399
  • 266$400 to $449
  • 118$450 to $499
  • 339$500 to $549
  • 425$550 to $599
  • 601$600 to $649
  • 827$650 to $699
  • 437$700 to $749
  • 1,157$750 to $799
  • 2,728$800 to $899
  • 1,888$900 to $999
  • 2,169$1,000 to $1,249
  • 750$1,250 to $1,499
  • 371$1,500 to $1,999
  • 158$2,000 to $2,499
  • 74$2,500 to $2,999
  • 186No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.9%
Number of people working at home: 3,009 (9.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 508
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,902
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,534
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,694
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,056
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,061
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,027
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 366
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,288
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 699
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 793
  • 90 or more minutes: 336
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Schenectady

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 23,995 (71.6%)
  • Carpooled: 2,514 (7.5%)
  • Bus: 935 (2.8%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 6 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 10 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,089 (3.2%)
  • Bicycle: 62 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,351 (4.0%)
  • Worked at home: 3,009 (9.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.7%Males
  • 0.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 20.6%Males
  • 8.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 9.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 8.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 10.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.0%Males
  • 11.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 9.3%Males
  • 13.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Schenectady, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Schenectady, New York
  • 4,0162010 or later
  • 2,8942000 to 2009
  • 2,0541990 to 1999
  • 9051980 to 1989
  • 4721970 to 1979
  • 1,043Before 1970
Ancestries in Schenectady, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Guyanese: 3,055 (9.0%)
  • Italian: 2,816 (8.3%)
  • American: 2,705 (7.9%)
  • Irish: 1,648 (4.8%)
  • German: 852 (2.5%)
  • English: 845 (2.5%)
  • Polish: 697 (2.0%)
  • European: 596 (1.8%)
  • West Indian: 507 (1.5%)
  • French: 392 (1.2%)
  • Afghan: 319 (0.9%)
  • African: 270 (0.8%)
  • French Canadian: 243 (0.7%)
  • Ukrainian: 226 (0.7%)
  • Jamaican: 181 (0.5%)
  • Sudanese: 178 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 133 (0.4%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 125 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 116 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 115 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 93 (0.3%)
  • Haitian: 92 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 84 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 82 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 80 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 75 (0.2%)
  • British West Indian: 65 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 57 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 55 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 54 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 50 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 43 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 41 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 40 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 36 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 34 (0.10%)
  • Czech: 31 (0.09%)
  • Lithuanian: 31 (0.09%)
  • British: 30 (0.09%)
  • Armenian: 29 (0.09%)
  • Northern European: 28 (0.08%)
  • Romanian: 23 (0.07%)
  • Portuguese: 22 (0.06%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 22 (0.06%)
  • Norwegian: 15 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Latvian: 5 (0.01%)

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

Guyana
Schenectady:

54.2% (5,714)
New York:

3.8% (172,129)

Afghanistan
Schenectady:

4.3% (458)
New York:

0.2% (8,745)

India
Schenectady:

3.8% (406)
New York:

3.5% (158,432)

Trinidad and Tobago
Schenectady:

2.6% (270)
New York:

2.0% (91,428)

Peru
Schenectady:

2.5% (264)
New York:

1.2% (54,759)

Dominican Republic
Schenectady:

2.3% (245)
New York:

11.1% (501,040)

Other Western Africa
Schenectady:

2.3% (244)
New York:

0.4% (19,133)

Jamaica
Schenectady:

2.0% (211)
New York:

5.0% (227,557)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Schenectady:

1.8% (190)
New York:

9.1% (410,910)

Kuwait
Schenectady:

1.5% (161)
New York:

0.0% (1,860)

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

  • This state: 46,550
  • Other state: 8,147
  • Northeast: 3,940
  • Midwest: 1,701
  • South: 1,444
  • West: 1,062

84.1% of Schenectady residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68.1% lived in New York.


Schenectady:

84.1%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 699
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 86
  • 5th and 6th grade: 216
  • 7th and 8th grade: 185
  • 9th grade: 334
  • 10th grade: 511
  • 11th grade: 273
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 677
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,598
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,721
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,449
  • Associate degree: 2,063
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,817
  • Master's degree: 1,884
  • Professional school degree: 260
  • Doctorate degree: 162
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 814
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 366
  • 5th and 6th grade: 199
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 59
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 435
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,526
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,381
  • Less than 1 year of college: 689
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,159
  • Associate degree: 3,407
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,837
  • Master's degree: 2,098
  • Professional school degree: 161
  • Doctorate degree: 210
Educational Attainment for Females
Schenectady marital status for males
Schenectady marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,862
  • One, attached: 847
  • Two: 7,053
  • 3 or 4: 2,770
  • 5 to 9: 1,537
  • 10 to 19: 1,219
  • 20 to 49: 1,001
  • 50 or more: 2,013
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 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
  • 82.7%Utility gas
  • 8.4%Electricity
  • 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Schenectady, NY
  • 63.7%Utility gas
  • 30.9%Electricity
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 291
Here:

4.8%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 152
Here:

5.6%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,828
Here:

66.0%
New York:

39.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled 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