Rotterdam

Population: 22,798
Median household income: $81,830
Median home value: $203,700

Located in Schenectady County, New York, Rotterdam is a community with a population of 22,798. The median household income of $81,830 is above the Schenectady County median ($76,989).

From 2019 to 2023, Rotterdam's population grew 13.9% from 20,018 to 22,798, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $161,400 to $203,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,798
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,830
Median home value: $203,700
Median gross rent: $1,212
Housing units: 10,384
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,01822,798

Median household income

$65,820$81,830

Median home value

$161,400$203,700

Median gross rent

$929$1,212

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,018	$65,820	$161,400	$929
2020	21,939	$69,276	$165,700	$944
2021	22,584	$71,789	$166,800	$971
2022	22,673	$79,415	$190,400	$1,124
2023	22,798	$81,830	$203,700	$1,212

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,424	6.2%
5 to 17	3,494	15.3%
18 to 24	1,835	8.0%
25 to 34	3,133	13.7%
35 to 44	2,845	12.5%
45 to 54	2,457	10.8%
55 to 64	3,454	15.2%
65 to 74	2,511	11.0%
75 and over	1,645	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,989	83.3%
Black or African American	1,080	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	732	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	111	0.5%
Two or more races	891	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	989	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	634	4.0%
High school graduate	4,831	30.1%
Some college or associate's	5,662	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,220	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,698	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,897	76.4%
Carpooled	1,003	8.6%
Public transit	85	0.7%
Walked	31	0.3%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	1,539	13.2%
Other means	76	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,490	24.6%
15 to 29 min	4,865	48.2%
30 to 44 min	1,969	19.5%
45 to 59 min	652	6.5%
60+ min	127	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 5.6% (1,271 of 22,756)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,681	56.8%
Nonfamily households	4,317	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,998	96.3%
Vacant	386	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,564	75.7%
Renter-occupied	2,434	24.3%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,788	75.0%
1-unit, attached	195	1.9%
2 to 4 units	879	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1,041	10.0%
20 or more units	450	4.3%
Mobile home & other	31	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3663924
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.7794, -73.9601