Niskayuna vs Schenectady

A side-by-side comparison of Niskayuna and Schenectady: population, income, housing, and more.

Niskayuna and Schenectady are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Schenectady has the higher population (68,521 vs 20,774 in Niskayuna). Niskayuna has the higher median household income ($128,346 vs $56,398 in Schenectady). Niskayuna has the higher median home value ($326,600 vs $152,000 in Schenectady).

Population, income & housing

	Niskayuna	Schenectady
Population	20,774	68,521
Median age	42.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$128,346	$56,398
Median home value	$326,600	$152,000
Median gross rent	$1,528	$1,109
Housing units	8,674	31,342
Homeownership rate	82.4%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.7%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Niskayuna	Schenectady
Population	4,895 → 20,774 (+324.4%)	65,334 → 68,521 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$110,649 → $128,346 (+16.0%)	$45,438 → $56,398 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$219,700 → $326,600 (+48.7%)	$108,700 → $152,000 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,142 → $1,528 (+33.8%)	$904 → $1,109 (+22.7%)

Niskayuna

Population

4,89520,774

Median household income

$110,649$128,346

Median home value

$219,700$326,600

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,528

Schenectady

Population

65,33468,521

Median household income

$45,438$56,398

Median home value

$108,700$152,000

Median gross rent

$904$1,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Niskayuna	Schenectady
Under 5	6.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	19.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	15.2%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.5%
75 and over	8.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Niskayuna	Schenectady
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	48.0%
Black or African American	3.3%	19.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	10.7%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	3.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Niskayuna	Schenectady
No high school diploma	1.3%	14.5%
High school graduate	13.7%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	35.8%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Niskayuna	Schenectady
Drove alone	72.2%	67.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.3%	7.9%
Walked	2.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	18.5%	8.8%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Niskayuna	Schenectady
1-unit, detached	78.5%	39.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	39.1%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	7.8%
20 or more units	5.3%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Niskayuna	Schenectady
Poverty rate	3.0%	23.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1966	1938