Rensselaer city, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,252 ( 140 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.2 square miles
Population density: 2910.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,667	72.06%	8.9%
Black:	600	6.49%	13.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	594	6.42%	4.0%
2+ races:	623	6.73%	97.2%
Hispanic:	721	7.79%	60.9%

Total non-White:	2,585	27.94%	24.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-649	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	509	6.6

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
9,392
7,316	77.90%
693	7.38%
27	0.29%
571	6.08%
316	3.36%
448	4.77%
2,076	22.10%

2000
7,786
6,868	88.21%
563	7.23%
0	0.00%
127	1.63%
109	1.40%
99	1.27%
918	11.79%

1990
8,255
7,696	93.23%
361	4.37%
36	0.44%
49	0.59%
n/a
113	1.37%
559	6.77%

1980
9,047
8,597	95.03%
328	3.63%
8	0.09%
30	0.33%
n/a
84	0.93%
450	4.97%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

448	5.8
1,158	14.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-828	-10.0
359	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-901	-10.0
109	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Rensselaer city, 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
36.9
1,799	19.4%
7,453	80.6%
1,569	17.0%

4,344
2.12

2,074	47.7%
1,252	60.4%
272	13.1%
2,270	52.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
1,900	20.2%
7,492	79.8%
1,186	12.6%

4,376
2.14

2,175	49.7%
1,303	59.9%
376	17.3%
2,201	50.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
1,971	25.3%
5,815	74.7%
1,050	13.5%

3,325
2.33

1,920	57.7%
1,337	69.6%
272	14.2%
1,405	42.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
2,001	24.2%
6,254	75.8%
1,295	15.7%

3,449
2.38

2,107	61.1%
1,584	75.2%
210	10.0%
1,342	38.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
2,478	27.4%
6,569	72.6%
1,198	13.2%

3,334
2.67

2,215	66.4%
1,638	74.0%
285	12.9%
1,119	33.6%

2022 Housing Data for Rensselaer city, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	378	8.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	187	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	87	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	170	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	123	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	158	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	132	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	186	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	163	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	325	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	371	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	565	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	574	13.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	439	10.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	382	8.8%
$200,000 or more	104	2.4%

Median Household Income	68,284
Per Capita Income	38,033

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	296	6.8%
Public Assistance	109	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	859	19.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,171	76.6%
Unemployed	81	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,252	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,196	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,871	1,224	60.5%
Non-Profit	175	323	35.1%
Self-Employed	227	70	76.4%

Local Government	81	211	27.7%
State Government	162	366	30.7%
Federal Government	80	35	69.6%

Total Private + Self	2,098	1,294	61.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	498	935	34.8%
Total	2,596	2,229	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	835	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	945	19.4%
Professional, Technical	1,041	21.4%
Service Occupations	793	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	54	1.1%
All others	1,253	25.7%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	653	13.4%
Retail trade	602	12.4%
Manufacturing	546	11.2%
Public administration	494	10.1%
Construction	472	9.7%
Transportation and warehousing	373	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	352	7.2%
Educational services	320	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	296	6.1%
Finance and insurance	204	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	175	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	99	2.0%
Other services	98	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	54	1.1%
Wholesale trade	38	0.8%
Utilities	34	0.7%
Information	32	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	25	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.15%
Puerto Rican	537	5.80%
Cuban	17	0.18%
Dominican	96	1.04%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	25	0.27%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	6	0.06%
Peruvian	19	0.21%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	32	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	404	4.37%
Vietnamese	52	0.56%
Korean	45	0.49%
Chinese	12	0.13%
Thai	3	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,527	88.0%
Other Asian	385	4.5%
Spanish	229	2.7%
Other Indo-European	88	1.0%
Arabic	86	1.0%
Vietnamese	52	0.6%
German, other Germanic	47	0.5%
Chinese	44	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	41	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,606	17.4%
Italian	1,105	11.9%
German	997	10.8%
English	725	7.8%
French	435	4.7%
Polish	422	4.6%
American	336	3.6%
Dutch	210	2.3%
Swedish	178	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	157	1.7%
Hungarian	139	1.5%
Scandinavian	136	1.5%
Barbadian	131	1.4%
Jamaican	121	1.3%
French Canadian	111	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,951	96.7%
Not a citizen	301	3.3%

Native	8,530	92.2%
Foreign-born	722	7.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
440	6.4%	296	4.3%	2,013	29.1%	2,240	32.4%	1,363	19.7%	568	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	440	6.4%
9-12 Years	296	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,013	29.1%
Some College	2,240	32.4%
Bach. Degree	1,363	19.7%
Grad Degree	568	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +115	D +265	D + 5.0%
D +380
2020 vs. 2012	R +325	R +261	R + 10.9%
D +64
2020 vs. 2008	R +18	R +103	R + 2.4%
D -85

2016 vs. 2008	R -97	R +368	R + 7.4%
D -465
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Joe Biden (D)	2,194	60.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,387	37.9%	78	2.1%	3,659	0	-9	0.04%
2016	44%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,814	54.9%	Donald Trump (R)	1,272	38.5%	218	6.6%	3,304	2	-7	0.04%
2012	44%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,130	65.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,062	32.6%	69	2.1%	3,261	-3	-15	0.05%
2008	52%	Barack Obama (D)	2,279	61.3%	John McCain (R)	1,369	36.8%	68	1.8%	3,716	1	-9	0.05%
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	2,179	59.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,405	38.3%	84	2.3%	3,668	-2	-12	0.05%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,059	63.6%	George W. Bush (R)	998	30.8%	179	5.5%	3,236	-4	-17	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rensselaer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,194

60.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,387

37.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,659

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -9

2016 President, Rensselaer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,814

54.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,272

38.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

119

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,304

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -7

2012 President, Rensselaer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,130

65.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,062

32.6%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,261

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -15

2008 President, Rensselaer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,279

61.3%

John McCain (R)

1,369

36.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,716

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Rensselaer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,405

38.3%

John Kerry (D)

2,179

59.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,668

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Rensselaer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

998

30.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,059

63.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

136

4.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,236

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rensselaer city, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	35%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,753	66.4%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	886	33.5%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,642	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	35%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,301	49.4%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,125	42.7%	207 [+]	7.9%	2,633	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 71 (2.7%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 69 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 67 (2.5%);
2016	S3	43%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	2,336	72.7%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	787	24.5%	90 [+]	2.8%	3,213	-3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 55 (1.7%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 32 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	28%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	994	48.3%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	847	41.2%	215 [+]	10.5%	2,056	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 196 (9.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 15 (0.7%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 4 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,942
Median Value	$209,200

Occupied	4,344	87.9%
Vacant	598	12.1%

Owned	1,842	42.4%
Rented	2,502	57.6%
Median Rent	$1,140

Single-Family Units	1,907	38.6%
Detached	1,459	29.5%
Attached	448	9.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,179	23.9%
Mobile Homes	38	0.8%

Rensselaer city, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rensselaer city, NY

2022 Housing Data for Rensselaer city, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rensselaer city, NY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rensselaer city, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rensselaer city, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rensselaer city, NY