Median household income (1999): $20,781
Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,510
| This zip code | $22,510 | | New York: | $49,480 |
Nearest zip codes: 12307, 12308, 12303, 12306, 12302, 12304.
Housing units in zip code 12305 with a mortgage: 99 (0 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,301
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $400
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 32.0% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.4 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 7
- 1995 to 1998: 5
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1980 to 1989: 64
- 1970 to 1979: 97
- 1960 to 1969: 243
- 1950 to 1959: 172
- 1940 to 1949: 182
- 1939 or earlier: 2,266
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Schenectady, NY (12305): |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 49
- 2 bedrooms: 92
- 3 bedrooms: 69
- 4 bedrooms: 103
- 5 or more bedrooms: 56
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 261
- 1 bedrooms: 1,151
- 2 bedrooms: 506
- 3 bedrooms: 118
- 4 bedrooms: 62
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 12305 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 47
- 1 vehicle: 163
- 2 vehicles: 145
- 3 vehicles: 21
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 852
- 1 vehicle: 1,004
- 2 vehicles: 216
- 3 vehicles: 19
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 12305:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 13
- $35,000 to $39,999: 7
- $50,000 to $59,999: 10
- $60,000 to $69,999: 13
- $70,000 to $79,999: 19
- $100,000 to $124,999: 19
- $125,000 to $149,999: 14
- $150,000 to $174,999: 13
- $175,000 to $199,999: 28
- $250,000 to $299,999: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 12305:
- Less than $100: 32
- $100 to $149: 44
- $150 to $199: 156
- $200 to $249: 72
- $250 to $299: 136
- $300 to $349: 212
- $350 to $399: 325
- $400 to $449: 292
- $450 to $499: 359
- $500 to $549: 203
- $550 to $599: 65
- $600 to $649: 68
- $700 to $749: 7
- $750 to $799: 15
- $800 to $899: 21
- $900 to $999: 7
- No cash rent: 84
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,511
- Black or African American householders: $150,127
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 209
- One, attached: 67
- Two: 611
- 3 or 4: 494
- 5 to 9: 599
- 10 to 19: 340
- 20 to 49: 351
- 50 or more: 357
- Mobile homes: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,283 (51%)
- Carpooled: 242 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 212 (8%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 21 (1%)
- Railroad: 8 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
- Taxi: 21 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 14 (1%)
- Bicycle: 14 (1%)
- Walked: 665 (26%)
- Other means: 29 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 265
- 5 to 9 minutes: 650
- 10 to 14 minutes: 465
- 15 to 19 minutes: 287
- 20 to 24 minutes: 237
- 25 to 29 minutes: 108
- 30 to 34 minutes: 238
- 35 to 39 minutes: 43
- 40 to 44 minutes: 41
- 45 to 59 minutes: 70
- 60 to 89 minutes: 71
- 90 or more minutes: 41
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,765
- In family households: 1,401 (322 male householders, 226 female householders)
382 spouses, 431 children (413 natural, 8 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,364 (1,080 male householders (910 living alone)), 914 female householders (780 living alone)), 370 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,191 (341 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 370 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 45 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,690 1-person, 245 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
113 married couples with children.
246 single-parent households (42 men, 204 women).
82.8% of residents of 12305 zip code speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 10% well, 10% not well).
7.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 17% well, 6% not well, 1% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% very well, 25% well, 3% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (63% very well, 37% well).
Foreign born population: 465 (7.9%)
(34.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
- India (13%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Other Western Asia (7%)
- Italy (4%)
- Australia (4%)
- Ukraine (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 280
- 1990 to 1994: 15
- 1985 to 1989: 32
- 1980 to 1984: 51
- 1975 to 1979: 14
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 19
- 1965 to 1969: 50
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 1086
- Italian: 639
- Irish: 597
- German: 427
- English: 360
- Polish: 344
- French (except Basque): 158
- United States or American: 135
- Russian: 118
- French Canadian: 101
- Scottish: 96
- Subsaharan African:: 79
- African: 71
- Swedish: 51
- European: 50
- Dutch: 49
- Lithuanian: 34
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 34
- Hungarian: 33
- Scotch-Irish: 33
- Eastern European: 26
- Ukrainian: 25
- Haitian: 20
- Czech: 19
- Bulgarian: 18
- Welsh: 16
- British: 15
- Austrian: 15
- Australian: 13
- Israeli: 12
- Czechoslovakian: 11
- Danish: 9
- Nigerian: 8
- Portuguese: 8
- Other West Indian: 8
- Pennsylvania German: 7
- Guyanese: 7
- Iraqi: 7
- Arab:: 7
- Swiss: 6
- Jamaican: 6

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COYNE INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY (1435 ERIE BLVD in SCHENECTADY, NY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM,
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING; INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS
Business NAICS classification: INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS.
Organizations: COYNE INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRIES (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY)
Alternative names: COYNE TEXTILE SERVICE
- CITY OF SCHENECTADY (STATE ST NYS RT 5 in SCHENECTADY, NY)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: SCHENECTADY CITY OF RAIL ROAD BRIDGE
- CITY EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT (COR OF BROADWAY & LIBERTY STS in SCHENECTADY, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CITY OF SCHENECTADY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- HUDSON RIVER ESTATES INC (MAXON RD SITE FORMERLY D & H in SCHENECTADY, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- COYNE TEXTILE SERVICES (45-46 N JAY ST in SCHENECTADY, NY)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: COYNE INT ENTERPRISES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- 158-164 ERIE BOULEVARD LLC (158-164 ERIE BLVD in SCHENECTADY, NY)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: MILTON BINDELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- 1741 CHRISLER CORP DBA MAACO AUTO PAINT (1741 CHRISLER AVE in SCHENECTADY, NY)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: FRANK LUPACCHINO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ACME PRESS INC (306-314 UNION ST in SCHENECTADY, NY)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: LYNN P MADDEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ANCAS FOREIGN AUTO PARTS INC (1401 ERIE BLVD in SCHENECTADY, NY)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: ANGELO & ROCCO CASCHERA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (61%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3820
- Northeast: 871
- Midwest: 297
- South: 335
- West: 71
37% of the 12305 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 6,253. Population change in the 1990s: -331 (-5.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
| Here: | 31.4% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 5.0% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,619
| Here: | 81.9% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SCHENECTADY, NY):
- BECHTEL TECHNICAL SERVICES INC (600 LIBERTY ST): $198,216,943 in 3 contracts from 1999 to 2000
$100,500,000 with Navy for Nuclear Reactors. Signed on 1999-11-19. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$89,000,000, same as above. Signed on 1999-11-09. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$8,716,943, same as above. Signed on 2000-08-16. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY INC (1 RIVER RD BLDG 33): $329,745 in 11 contracts from 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment, Diesel Engines and Components, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment, and more by Navy, Air Force, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $59,643; 2002: $67,570; 2003: $194,004; 2004: $8,528; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$102,236 with Navy for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment. Signed on 2003-04-18. Completion date: 2003-12-12.
$62,000 with Air Force for Diesel Engines and Components. Signed on 2003-03-25. Completion date: 2003-04-09.
$33,495 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2002-04-05. Completion date: 2002-04-05.
$32,575 with Navy for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment. Signed on 2002-09-04. Completion date: 2003-01-06.
- N Y S A R C, INC, SCHENECTADY (214 STATE ST): $204,405 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2004
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $46,968; 2003: $102,276; 2004: $55,161; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$55,161 with Defense Logistics Agency for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-10-13. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$51,138, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-02. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$51,138, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-02. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$46,968, same as above. Signed on 2002-08-09. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS OF AMERI (402 HAMILTON STREET, SUITE; small business): $162,453 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2003
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment, Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems, Insect and Rodent Control Services, Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components by Air Force, Bureau of Reclamation, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $44,000; 2003: $118,453; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$45,068 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-23. Completion date: 2003-09-09.
$44,000 with Bureau of Reclamation for Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-10-15.
$29,654 with Air Force for Insect and Rodent Control Services. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2003-05-27. Completion date: 2003-06-10.
$25,605 with Navy for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2003-02-04. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
- ADC ACQUISITION COMPANY (407 FRONT ST; small business): $46,935 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$27,566 with Army for Fiber Optic Accessories And Supplies. Signed on 2005-03-02. Completion date: 2005-04-26.
$19,369 with Army for Wrapping and Packaging Machinery. Signed on 2006-03-01. Completion date: 2006-04-12.
- WOLFE SAFE & LOCK CO INC (136 ERIE BLVD; small business)
$31,995 with Navy for Books and Pamphlets. Signed on 2002-03-12. Completion date: 2002-05-12.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Other Gambling Industries (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (250-499: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 10)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (100-249: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (10-19: 5, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 25)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 1504 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 321 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 146 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 142 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22 people in nursing homes
- 18 people in other group homes
- 13 people in homes for the mentally ill
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 2
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 1
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