Rensselaer County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	160,332	19,852,366	334,922,499	433rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,915	$85,974	$80,734	351st of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	39.8	38.9	2091st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.6%	40.2%	35.7%	361st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$258,400	$423,800	$332,700	848th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,217	$1,621	$1,413	514th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.8%	14.0%	12.5%	1999th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	6.4%	5.2%	1053rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	245.7	421.3	n/a	572nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.6%	22.8%	14.1%	882nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	684th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.8%	54.3%	65.2%	2754th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.0	32.6	26.4	1671st of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.0%	14.9%	15.1%	524th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.6%	n/a	n/a	3062nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.5%	42.5%	46.9%	2746th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.6%	n/a	n/a	436th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Rensselaer County, New York

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.2%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.9	65.5	61.4

Age in Rensselaer County, New York

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	40.1	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	19.1%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.8%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Rensselaer County, New York

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States
Households	66,686	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	58.2%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.9%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.7%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.9%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	37.7%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rensselaer County, New York

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,000	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.8%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.2%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.3%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.8%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.9%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Rensselaer County, New York

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	74,543	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.0%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.1%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.5%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.2%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.9%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,301	$6,582	n/a

Education in Rensselaer County, New York

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	7.4%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.5%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.6%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.1%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.5%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rensselaer County, New York

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.6%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.2%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.4%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.7%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.8%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Rensselaer County, New York

Statistic	Rensselaer County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.3%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.3%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.3%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.3%	22.3%	16.7%

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