Menands

Population: 4,503
Median household income: $79,750
Median home value: $237,700

Located in Albany County, New York, Menands is a community with a population of 4,503. At $79,750, its median household income sits below Albany County's $83,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Menands's population grew 14.8% from 3,923 to 4,503, while its median home value fell 5.7% from $252,200 to $237,700.

The typical home was built around 1972. 9.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,503
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $79,750
Median home value: $237,700
Median gross rent: $1,363
Housing units: 2,174
Homeownership rate: 28.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9234,503

Median household income

$70,000$79,750

Median home value

$252,200$237,700

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,363

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,923	$70,000	$252,200	$1,211
2020	3,889	$68,911	$247,300	$1,240
2021	4,490	$73,281	$248,500	$1,306
2022	4,512	$73,000	$259,100	$1,335
2023	4,503	$79,750	$237,700	$1,363

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3425.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	364	8.1%
5 to 17	533	11.8%
18 to 24	388	8.6%
25 to 34	1,136	25.2%
35 to 44	578	12.8%
45 to 54	290	6.4%
55 to 64	584	13.0%
65 to 74	381	8.5%
75 and over	249	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,850	63.3%
Black or African American	766	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	632	14.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.9%
Two or more races	213	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree29.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	205	6.4%
High school graduate	577	17.9%
Some college or associate's	981	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	941	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	514	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,935	74.1%
Carpooled	41	1.6%
Public transit	20	0.8%
Walked	92	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	464	17.8%
Other means	61	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	633	29.5%
15 to 29 min	1,178	54.8%
30 to 44 min	162	7.5%
45 to 59 min	69	3.2%
60+ min	107	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 9.5% (428 of 4,503)

	Count	Share
Family households	950	44.9%
Nonfamily households	1,168	55.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,118	97.4%
Vacant	56	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	597	28.2%
Renter-occupied	1,521	71.8%

1-unit, detached30.9%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units53.2%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	672	30.9%
1-unit, attached	86	4.0%
2 to 4 units	94	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1,156	53.2%
20 or more units	166	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3646536
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 42.6912, -73.7262