Cohoes

Population: 18,043
Median household income: $62,111
Median home value: $209,400

Cohoes is a community in Albany County, New York, home to 18,043 residents. The median household income of $62,111 is below the Albany County median ($83,149).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cohoes's population grew 8.1% from 16,684 to 18,043, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $156,000 to $209,400.

The median resident is 36.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,043
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,111
Median home value: $209,400
Median gross rent: $1,179
Housing units: 9,020
Homeownership rate: 41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,68418,043

Median household income

$55,054$62,111

Median home value

$156,000$209,400

Median gross rent

$944$1,179

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,684	$55,054	$156,000	$944
2020	16,708	$55,266	$171,000	$957
2021	17,931	$58,669	$177,300	$1,046
2022	17,960	$62,679	$189,800	$1,183
2023	18,043	$62,111	$209,400	$1,179

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	906	5.0%
5 to 17	3,182	17.6%
18 to 24	2,071	11.5%
25 to 34	2,366	13.1%
35 to 44	2,357	13.1%
45 to 54	1,448	8.0%
55 to 64	2,426	13.4%
65 to 74	1,843	10.2%
75 and over	1,444	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,816	71.0%
Black or African American	1,789	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	242	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.2%
Some other race	60	0.3%
Two or more races	1,711	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,394	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,189	10.0%
High school graduate	3,643	30.7%
Some college or associate's	3,995	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,984	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,073	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled16.9%

Public transit1.8%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,343	68.1%
Carpooled	1,325	16.9%
Public transit	142	1.8%
Walked	144	1.8%
Bicycle	49	0.6%
Worked from home	793	10.1%
Other means	50	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,361	19.3%
15 to 29 min	3,637	51.6%
30 to 44 min	1,399	19.8%
45 to 59 min	266	3.8%
60+ min	390	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 25.3% (4,379 of 17,329)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,107	52.2%
Nonfamily households	3,765	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,872	87.3%
Vacant	1,148	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,238	41.1%
Renter-occupied	4,634	58.9%

1-unit, detached26.5%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units38.0%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,392	26.5%
1-unit, attached	521	5.8%
2 to 4 units	3,428	38.0%
5 to 19 units	1,318	14.6%
20 or more units	1,361	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3616749
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 42.7729, -73.7078