Rensselaer

Population: 9,247
Median household income: $66,046
Median home value: $202,600

Located in Rensselaer County, New York, Rensselaer is a community with a population of 9,247. At $66,046, its median household income sits below Rensselaer County's $86,663.

From 2019 to 2023, Rensselaer's population held roughly steady from 9,259 to 9,247, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $143,300 to $202,600.

65.8% of workers drive to work alone. 33.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,247
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,046
Median home value: $202,600
Median gross rent: $1,180
Housing units: 4,943
Homeownership rate: 44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2599,247

Median household income

$55,912$66,046

Median home value

$143,300$202,600

Median gross rent

$965$1,180

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,259	$55,912	$143,300	$965
2020	9,223	$56,347	$155,200	$931
2021	9,330	$66,136	$175,000	$1,005
2022	9,252	$68,284	$209,200	$1,140
2023	9,247	$66,046	$202,600	$1,180

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3420.7%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	602	6.5%
5 to 17	1,213	13.1%
18 to 24	464	5.0%
25 to 34	1,918	20.7%
35 to 44	1,149	12.4%
45 to 54	1,038	11.2%
55 to 64	1,306	14.1%
65 to 74	1,002	10.8%
75 and over	555	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,326	68.4%
Black or African American	667	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	856	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.5%
Two or more races	692	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	654	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	747	10.7%
High school graduate	2,120	30.4%
Some college or associate's	2,255	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,269	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	577	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit5.5%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,165	65.8%
Carpooled	591	12.3%
Public transit	263	5.5%
Walked	133	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	597	12.4%
Other means	62	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,412	33.5%
15 to 29 min	1,548	36.7%
30 to 44 min	938	22.3%
45 to 59 min	146	3.5%
60+ min	170	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 19.6% (1,798 of 9,183)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,000	45.2%
Nonfamily households	2,425	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,425	89.5%
Vacant	518	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,985	44.9%
Renter-occupied	2,440	55.1%

1-unit, detached33.8%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units35.0%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units11.7%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,671	33.8%
1-unit, attached	359	7.3%
2 to 4 units	1,730	35.0%
5 to 19 units	581	11.8%
20 or more units	578	11.7%
Mobile home & other	24	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3661148
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 42.6457, -73.7325