Schenectady County, New York Demographics

Schenectady County is 1st in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Two or More

Schenectady County is 5th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Schenectady County is 8th in New York out of 62 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Schenectady County is 9th in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Schenectady County is 10th in New York out of 62 other counties in Female residents

Schenectady County is 11th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Asian

Schenectady County is 12th in New York out of 62 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Schenectady County is 13th in New York out of 62 other counties in People per household

Schenectady County is 14th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Schenectady County is 14th in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Schenectady County	Rank	New York	US
Current population (2012)	155,124	22nd	19,570,261	313,914,040
Size in square miles	204.5	56th	47,126.4	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	756.6	12th	411.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Schenectady County	Rank	New York	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	14th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.2%	18th	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.1%	36th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Schenectady County	Rank	New York	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.1%	9th	84.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	28.8%	19th	32.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Schenectady County	Rank	New York	US
Race - White	80.9%	52nd	71.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.8%	14th	17.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	21st	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.2%	11th	8.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	5th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.3%	1st	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	19th	18.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	76.9%	48th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Schenectady County	Rank	New York	US
Female residents	51.5%	10th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.7%	16th	21.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Schenectady County	Rank	New York	US
Housing units	68,364	22nd	8,119,364	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	38.5%	8th	50.5%	25.9%
Households	58,203	22nd	7,215,687	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.0%	45th	54.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$165,000	23rd	$301,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	13th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	258	21st	24,872	829,658

Income Demographics
	Schenectady County	Rank	New York	US
Income per capita	$28,001	18th	$31,796	$27,915
Income per household	$55,587	17th	$56,951	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.0%	40th	14.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Schenectady County	Rank	New York	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,068	21st	521,537	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	48,703	20th	7,369,731	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	11,967	21st	1,956,733	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,664,349	23rd	$230,718,065	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,074	30th	$11,879	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$151,820	28th	$39,813,499	$613,795,732