Amsterdam

Population: 18,162
Median household income: $50,193
Median home value: $119,800

Amsterdam, a community in Montgomery County, New York, has 18,162 residents. Its median household income of $50,193 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $62,923.

From 2019 to 2023, Amsterdam's population grew 1.8% from 17,836 to 18,162, while its median home value rose 39.1% from $86,100 to $119,800.

37.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,162
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,193
Median home value: $119,800
Median gross rent: $955
Housing units: 9,318
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,83618,162

Median household income

$37,457$50,193

Median home value

$86,100$119,800

Median gross rent

$817$955

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,836	$37,457	$86,100	$817
2020	17,823	$40,696	$89,000	$781
2021	18,218	$43,164	$92,900	$832
2022	18,244	$46,338	$107,900	$906
2023	18,162	$50,193	$119,800	$955

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,061	5.8%
5 to 17	3,379	18.6%
18 to 24	1,329	7.3%
25 to 34	2,248	12.4%
35 to 44	2,319	12.8%
45 to 54	2,124	11.7%
55 to 64	2,208	12.2%
65 to 74	2,267	12.5%
75 and over	1,227	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,294	56.7%
Black or African American	1,057	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	286	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.2%
Two or more races	505	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,972	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,547	12.5%
High school graduate	4,354	35.1%
Some college or associate's	4,052	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,492	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	948	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,710	71.6%
Carpooled	816	10.2%
Public transit	26	0.3%
Walked	208	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	732	9.2%
Other means	478	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,586	49.5%
15 to 29 min	1,719	23.7%
30 to 44 min	1,020	14.1%
45 to 59 min	695	9.6%
60+ min	218	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 20.9% (3,771 of 18,010)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,129	54.3%
Nonfamily households	3,478	45.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,607	81.6%
Vacant	1,711	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,916	51.5%
Renter-occupied	3,691	48.5%

1-unit, detached37.1%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units52.3%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,457	37.1%
1-unit, attached	175	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4,872	52.3%
5 to 19 units	316	3.4%
20 or more units	483	5.2%
Mobile home & other	15	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3602066
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 42.9416, -74.1906