Schenectady County, New York

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 159,603
Median household income: $76,989
Median home value: $223,100

Schenectady County is a county in New York with a population of 159,603. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $76,989 is below the New York median ($84,578).

From 2019 to 2023, Schenectady County's population grew 3.1% from 154,859 to 159,603, while its median household income rose 17.5% from $65,499 to $76,989.

72.2% of workers drive to work alone. 59.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 159,603
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,989
Median home value: $223,100
Median gross rent: $1,159
Housing units: 71,051
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

154,859159,603

Median household income

$65,499$76,989

Median home value

$169,600$223,100

Median gross rent

$945$1,159

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	154,859	$65,499	$169,600	$945
2020	155,086	$66,488	$172,500	$964
2021	157,515	$69,891	$178,000	$1,018
2022	159,447	$75,056	$204,400	$1,092
2023	159,603	$76,989	$223,100	$1,159

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,253	5.8%
5 to 17	25,191	15.8%
18 to 24	15,224	9.5%
25 to 34	20,991	13.2%
35 to 44	20,230	12.7%
45 to 54	19,259	12.1%
55 to 64	21,364	13.4%
65 to 74	16,412	10.3%
75 and over	11,679	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	109,664	68.7%
Black or African American	16,071	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	230	0.1%
Asian	7,677	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	54	0.0%
Some other race	2,696	1.7%
Two or more races	10,356	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,855	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,967	8.2%
High school graduate	28,899	26.3%
Some college or associate's	33,527	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	21,281	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17,261	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit3.5%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	54,122	72.2%
Carpooled	6,106	8.1%
Public transit	2,660	3.5%
Walked	2,097	2.8%
Bicycle	128	0.2%
Worked from home	9,193	12.3%
Other means	655	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,213	29.2%
15 to 29 min	25,718	39.1%
30 to 44 min	15,092	22.9%
45 to 59 min	3,557	5.4%
60+ min	2,188	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 12.5% (19,384 of 155,459)

	Count	Share
Family households	38,978	58.8%
Nonfamily households	27,346	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66,324	93.3%
Vacant	4,727	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	42,327	63.8%
Renter-occupied	23,997	36.2%

1-unit, detached59.9%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units21.3%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	42,540	59.9%
1-unit, attached	1,522	2.1%
2 to 4 units	15,168	21.3%
5 to 19 units	5,956	8.4%
20 or more units	5,370	7.6%
Mobile home & other	495	0.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 36093
State: New York
Land area: 205 sq mi
Water area: 4.77 sq mi
Center point: 42.8176, -74.0436