2022 population: 159,853 ( 424 from 2010 , 1,285 from 2020)
Land area: 652.5 square miles
Population density: 245.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	129,602	81.08%	5.1%
Black:	12,295	7.69%	28.2%
Indian:	333	0.21%	17.7%
Asian:	4,858	3.04%	39.0%
2+ races:	3,675	2.30%	15.4%
Hispanic:	9,090	5.69%	49.5%

Total non-White:	30,251	18.92%	32.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,527	10.9
Deaths:	3,605	11.2
Net Migration:	-1,774	-5.5
Net Immigration:	474	1.5

Change in White population:	-6,953	-4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,377	4.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
159,429
136,555	85.65%
9,592	6.02%
283	0.18%
3,494	2.19%
3,184	2.00%
6,080	3.81%
22,874	14.35%

2000
152,538
137,562	90.18%
6,870	4.50%
306	0.20%
2,614	1.71%
1,728	1.13%
3,225	2.11%
14,976	9.82%

1990
154,429
144,796	93.76%
5,018	3.25%
421	0.27%
2,342	1.52%
n/a
1,852	1.20%
9,633	6.24%

1980
151,966
145,585	95.80%
4,178	2.75%
152	0.10%
816	0.54%
n/a
1,161	0.76%
6,381	4.20%

1970
152,510
148,039	97.07%
3,628	2.38%
91	0.06%
359	0.24%
n/a
176	0.12%
4,471	2.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
16,207	10.6
13,423	8.8
-761	-0.5
1,938	1.3

-1,007	-0.7
7,898	5.2

Number	Rate
1990's
19,883	12.9
14,087	9.1
-9,311	-6.0
1,061	0.7

-7,234	-4.7
5,343	3.5

Number	Rate
1980's
21,021	13.8
14,922	9.8
-2,654	-1.7
n/a

-789	-0.5
3,252	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,059	-5.3
n/a

-2,454	-1.6
1,910	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Rensselaer County, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
30,603	19.1%
129,250	80.9%
28,382	17.8%

66,088
2.34

39,627	60.0%
28,294	71.4%
4,626	11.7%
26,461	40.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.2
33,969	21.3%
125,460	78.7%
21,607	13.6%

64,702
2.38

39,916	61.7%
28,550	71.5%
4,848	12.1%
24,786	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
36,958	24.2%
115,580	75.8%
20,692	13.6%

59,830
2.46

39,224	65.6%
29,934	76.3%
4,164	10.6%
20,606	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
37,031	24.0%
117,398	76.0%
20,523	13.3%

57,620
2.58

39,552	68.6%
31,571	79.8%
3,193	8.1%
18,068	31.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
42,094	27.7%
109,872	72.3%
18,930	12.5%

52,662
2.78

38,177	72.5%
31,058	81.4%
3,109	8.1%
14,485	27.5%

2022 Housing Data for Rensselaer County, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,653	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,173	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,626	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,919	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,198	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,198	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,318	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,673	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,156	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,201	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,633	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,330	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,478	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,367	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,392	11.2%
$200,000 or more	5,773	8.7%

Median Household Income	83,734
Per Capita Income	42,728

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	78
Compared to U.S.	104

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,517	5.3%
Public Assistance	1,390	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,642	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	72,364	72.2%
Unemployed	4,098	4.1%
In Armed Forces	274	0.3%

Total Labor Force	76,736	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	23,426	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,335	19,790	57.1%
Non-Profit	3,871	6,856	36.1%
Self-Employed	4,315	2,438	63.9%

Local Government	2,626	3,841	40.6%
State Government	4,306	4,887	46.8%
Federal Government	882	711	55.4%

Total Private + Self	30,650	22,228	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,685	16,295	41.8%
Total	42,335	38,523	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	21.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,768	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,385	20.2%
Professional, Technical	22,010	27.2%
Service Occupations	12,723	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	484	0.6%
All others	15,118	18.7%

White Collar		65.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,543	14.2%
Educational services	9,622	11.9%
Public administration	7,685	9.5%
Manufacturing	7,537	9.3%
Retail trade	7,080	8.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,306	7.8%
Construction	5,739	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,370	5.4%
Finance and insurance	4,145	5.1%
Other services	3,539	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3,438	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,179	3.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,602	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,434	1.8%
Information	1,283	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,146	1.4%
Utilities	698	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	597	0.7%
Management	45	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	864	0.54%
Puerto Rican	4,881	3.03%
Cuban	372	0.23%
Dominican	813	0.51%

Total Central American	484	0.30%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	142	0.09%
Honduran	105	0.07%
Nicaraguan	2	0.00%
Panamanian	131	0.08%
Salvadoran	104	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	529	0.33%
Argentinean	107	0.07%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	72	0.04%
Ecuadorian	283	0.18%
Paraguayan	6	0.00%
Peruvian	44	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	12	0.01%
Other South American	5	0.00%

Other Hispanic	818	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,478	0.92%
Indian	1,368	0.85%
Burmese	538	0.33%
Korean	260	0.16%
Japanese	176	0.11%
Filipino	137	0.09%
Vietnamese	114	0.07%
Cambodian	23	0.01%
Bangladeshi	21	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	141,299	92.4%
Spanish	3,717	2.4%
Other Indo-European	1,855	1.2%
Other Asian	1,261	0.8%
Chinese	1,140	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	870	0.6%
Arabic	736	0.5%
Other	681	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	617	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	38,942	24.2%
German	24,447	15.2%
Italian	21,635	13.4%
English	15,925	9.9%
French	9,826	6.1%
Polish	9,355	5.8%
American	6,070	3.8%
Dutch	4,670	2.9%
French Canadian	3,147	2.0%
Scottish	2,523	1.6%
Swedish	1,692	1.1%
Russian	1,675	1.0%
European	1,576	1.0%
Welsh	1,383	0.9%
Ukrainian	1,256	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	156,586	97.3%
Not a citizen	4,357	2.7%

Native	151,743	94.3%
Foreign-born	9,200	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,046	2.7%	5,549	4.9%	30,257	26.7%	34,439	30.4%	23,380	20.6%	16,714	14.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,046	2.7%
9-12 Years	5,549	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,257	26.7%
Some College	34,439	30.4%
Bach. Degree	23,380	20.6%
Grad Degree	16,714	14.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	81,623	78,323	3,300	4.0%	5.3%
1991	82,102	77,043	5,059	6.2%	7.3%
1992	81,860	76,559	5,301	6.5%	8.7%
1993	82,199	77,873	4,326	5.3%	7.9%
1994	82,479	78,121	4,358	5.3%	6.9%
1995	80,678	76,326	4,352	5.4%	6.3%
1996	80,328	76,383	3,945	4.9%	6.2%
1997	81,486	77,770	3,716	4.6%	6.4%
1998	80,991	77,723	3,268	4.0%	5.6%
1999	80,373	77,253	3,120	3.9%	5.2%

2000	80,621	77,717	2,904	3.6%	4.5%
2001	80,827	77,748	3,079	3.8%	4.9%
2002	82,211	78,434	3,777	4.6%	6.2%
2003	82,044	78,201	3,843	4.7%	6.4%
2004	82,863	78,997	3,866	4.7%	5.8%
2005	83,762	80,248	3,514	4.2%	5.0%
2006	83,901	80,483	3,418	4.1%	4.5%
2007	82,971	79,498	3,473	4.2%	4.4%
2008	83,684	79,411	4,273	5.1%	5.4%
2009	83,921	77,597	6,324	7.5%	8.4%

2010	84,679	77,980	6,699	7.9%	8.7%
2011	82,885	76,538	6,347	7.7%	8.3%
2012	83,475	76,917	6,558	7.9%	8.6%
2013	83,391	77,684	5,707	6.8%	7.8%
2014	81,048	76,657	4,391	5.4%	6.3%
2015	81,439	77,625	3,814	4.7%	5.2%
2016	81,585	78,036	3,549	4.4%	4.9%
2017	80,897	77,322	3,575	4.4%	4.6%
2018	81,083	77,935	3,148	3.9%	4.1%
2019	80,862	77,940	2,922	3.6%	3.8%

2020	80,795	75,155	5,640	7.0%	10.0%
2021	81,726	78,127	3,599	4.4%	7.0%
2022	82,323	79,811	2,512	3.1%	4.3%
2023	82,853	80,116	2,737	3.3%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	74,186
Median Value	$230,800

Occupied	66,088	89.1%
Vacant	8,098	10.9%

Owned	41,507	62.8%
Rented	24,581	37.2%
Median Rent	$1,141

Single-Family Units	43,856	59.1%
Detached	40,963	55.2%
Attached	2,893	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,474	15.5%
Mobile Homes	2,029	2.7%

Rensselaer County, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rensselaer County, NY

2022 Housing Data for Rensselaer County, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rensselaer County, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rensselaer County, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rensselaer County, NY

Historical Labor Force Data for Rensselaer County, NY