Rensselaer County, New York

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 160,341
Median household income: $86,663
Median home value: $244,300

Rensselaer County, New York counts 160,341 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $86,663, its median household income sits in line with New York's $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rensselaer County's population held roughly steady from 159,185 to 160,341, while its median household income rose 25.6% from $68,991 to $86,663.

The median gross rent is $1,182. 37.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 160,341
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $86,663
Median home value: $244,300
Median gross rent: $1,182
Housing units: 74,388
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

159,185160,341

Median household income

$68,991$86,663

Median home value

$188,700$244,300

Median gross rent

$973$1,182

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	159,185	$68,991	$188,700	$973
2020	159,013	$72,510	$197,100	$987
2021	161,125	$76,731	$204,200	$1,046
2022	160,943	$83,734	$230,800	$1,141
2023	160,341	$86,663	$244,300	$1,182

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,895	4.9%
5 to 17	22,947	14.3%
18 to 24	16,074	10.0%
25 to 34	22,139	13.8%
35 to 44	20,540	12.8%
45 to 54	19,307	12.0%
55 to 64	22,789	14.2%
65 to 74	17,540	10.9%
75 and over	11,110	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	127,997	79.8%
Black or African American	10,048	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73	0.0%
Asian	4,962	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	665	0.4%
Two or more races	7,046	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,539	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,252	7.3%
High school graduate	28,882	25.5%
Some college or associate's	34,015	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	24,375	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17,901	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit2.4%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	56,986	72.6%
Carpooled	5,672	7.2%
Public transit	1,909	2.4%
Walked	2,881	3.7%
Bicycle	157	0.2%
Worked from home	9,781	12.5%
Other means	1,062	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,175	25.0%
15 to 29 min	30,661	44.7%
30 to 44 min	13,921	20.3%
45 to 59 min	3,964	5.8%
60+ min	2,946	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 11.8% (18,177 of 154,253)

	Count	Share
Family households	39,220	59.2%
Nonfamily households	27,013	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66,233	89.0%
Vacant	8,155	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	42,452	64.1%
Renter-occupied	23,781	35.9%

1-unit, detached55.7%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units22.3%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	41,465	55.7%
1-unit, attached	2,774	3.7%
2 to 4 units	16,575	22.3%
5 to 19 units	6,334	8.5%
20 or more units	5,206	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2,034	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 36083
State: New York
Land area: 652 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 42.7104, -73.5138